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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it is the nature of pool time that requires so much practice.  Older kid plays a field sport and while her club team practices so much less than swim there is an expectation you are getting reps on your own daily.  Cant really practice on your own with swimming unless you are fortunate enough to have a competition pool.

Also, we are noticing a huge difference in practice load between clubs.  My kids’ club does a lot more dry land than it used to and my understanding is the top HS group has at two days a week of dry land instead of pool time.  They are also not swimming the yardage that her friends are swimming at other clubs.

One last point, I think diversification of sports is great (particularly through middle school) and I have always held my kid to the lowest level of practices allowed for their group.  But in a vast majority of cases, the best swimmers (kids winning championship meets) are those who are in the top groups that practice a ton.  I am thinking through the metros winners off the top of my head and those kids are all committed to swim in a top club practice group and have been for a long time.  Sure, multi sport athletes can be HS contributors but the elite swimmers do the full club practice schedule.[/quote]

What is a metros winner?[/quote]

Metros is the biggest HS swim meet in DC/MD area: championship meet for all Maryland publics and privates (bigger than MD state champs bc includes private schools/akin to Va state champs, imo).[/quote]

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