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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Swim meets mean lots of time sitting around _outside_ the water being wet.  Trunks are really uncomfortable under those circumstances (wet, cold, floppy fabric sloshing around your legs?), so jammers will likely feel a lot better really fast.  Plus team uniform, so it is about fitting in for the team picture, etc.

PPs are right that the intergenerational nature of summer swim is one of the things that makes it really special.  I want my DCs to become the kinds of teenagers who are leading them at the pool: the kids from ages 8 to 18 literally play together outside of practices while the families laugh and talk next to the pool.  It's like some kind of dream world.[/quote]

+1 to all of this.  Both my boys (10 and 8) now prefer jammers to trunks!

The intergenerational connections in summer swim are truly magical.  My older son really connected with a teenage coach who, like him, is the middle child in the same family constellation - that relationship meant a lot to him.  We've also found positive benefits related to school transitions, e.g., my DD had a lot of friendly faces from the pool when she started middle school last year, older girls who could show her the ropes and just generally be reassuring.  I know summer swim can get a lot of flak on this board, but I love the intensity of it all.  It's short, but so sweet![/quote]

Intergenerational connections are awesome.  And....

Some of the pools have had hazing issues.  When the kids age into 13+, they get hazed by the older teens.  For sure, this doesn't happen everywhere but I would always just keep your eyes open and ask a lot of questions.[/quote]

And on the girls' side, depending on how spacious and comfortable your locker room is, keep an eye out for girls ages 10-13 and nonsense involving phones and hanging out in the locker room. We had a big problem with it the last 2 summers. [/quote]

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