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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our coaches don’t ask us.  It’s all about times, and what combination of best times among which swimmers will yield the best results.  Our coaches do look at swimmers at the upcoming A meet competition, and will adjust accordingly.[/quote]

OP here. This is what I thought… thanks! I asked because my swimmer was number 2 in butterfly, and that’s his least favorite stroke and the others in the heat are significantly slower. Just wondering if they will ask him to swim that since there aren’t a lot of butterfly swimmers in 8 and under.

Another question I have is, does that mean he would need to swim in the other 1 stroke in a B meet to qualify for the next A meet? Sorry, this is our first true season in summer swim. He just swam all B meets last summer and wasn’t paying attention to how selections are made for A meets.

Should have mentioned earlier that we are in MCSL.[/quote]

PP you’re quoting - you’re welcome!  We’re in MCSL, too.  We just mark our swimmers as “available” or “not available” for A meets and the coaches take it from there.

For our team, selection for A meets is based on times from the A meet the week prior and the B meet a few days prior.  So, if it’s close, a swimmer could potentially do well enough in a B meet to knock a kid out of an A meet.  There are so many specifics, though, and it also depends on your team’s policy for kids swimming both A and B meets.  For example, a kid might not be eligible to swim in a B meet in a given event based on performance/attendance at the A meet - but then be knocked out of the next week’s A meet.  That would then make them eligible for the next week’s B meet, chance to win back their place, etc.

Hopefully this is clearer than mud. :) [/quote]

OP here. For our team, a swimmer cannot repeat the same events in B meet. Doesn’t matter if the swimmer is placed last.

My question is, do most swimmers swim the 4th event in B meet then? Say, if my son swim FS, backstroke, and fly. Would he need to swim breast in B meet to get a time so that he can be considered for the next A meet?[/quote]
In my experience if a swimmer is only eligible to swim one event in the B meet they often don’t go unless it’s one of the early events. Your swimmer’s breaststroke time would still be good, so if no one beats that time at the B meet he is still in the same place on the ladder. The only scenario where you need to consider having him swim it at a B meet would be if someone beats his time and knocks him from 3rd to 4th on the ladder.[/quote]

OP here. Thank you!! This is what I’m looking for. That the time from time trial still stands unless someone beats it.

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Earlier PP - our coaches go by a given swimmer’s fastest time, whether that was from time trials, an A meet, or a B meet.  So, the fastest time stands until someone else beats it.

But we do sometimes have swimmers on the cusp would would stay late or swim one event in a B meet, hoping to get into the A meet.  Not super common, but it happens.[/quote]

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