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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, how many other kids in your child’s age group are legal in breast and fly? If your kid is one of the only three (or fewer) that have a legal time, they will almost certainly swim those two events at the first A meet regardless of whether those are their best or favorite strokes. Coaches want to maximize points not only by putting the fastest three swimmers in each event, but also by putting in the kids who are least likely to DQ. If another kid swims a legal race in breast or fly at an upcoming B meet and ends up fourth on the ladder, that kid may get to swim fly or breast at the following A meet while yours swims free/back/fly or free/back/breast.

8 and unders is funny because often there are a few kids legal (and top 3) all four strokes and then a bunch of kids legal in only two or three. It’s like a puzzle to figure out where to put the kids who are top 3 in all strokes but can’t all swim every event. Coaches will work hard to get other kids legal so they can fill in the lineup. This tends to sort itself out in 9-10 when most kids are legal in all four strokes and they all start having a best stroke or two. [/quote]

OP here. There were a total of 7 kids for fly and 1 DQed. Tbh, I feel the officials were more generous at our time trial. I am worried about my DS since he DQed in fly (uneven arms) at our last club meet. He’s been working on it, but he’s not solid on this stroke. That being said, his time was quite a bit better than the others, and I’m quite positive he will do freestyle/breast/fly this upcoming meet. His preference would be freestyle/backstroke/breast.[/quote]

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