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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another reason to hold off on IM for an 8 year old in MCSL at least: our B meets are often cut short bc too many kids try the IM, which hurts the team bc kids don’t get a chance to swim fly (and even if they do, that is late for an 8 and under) and determine if they are legal and we end up with not enough info on fly and breast.

Maybe talk to coach an determine if helpful and the coach wants kid to swim.

There are many seasons for the IM down the road too.[/quote]

I should add some to this in case not clear: in MCSL, the first IM age group is 12 and under and only 3 kids swim per age/gender. So rarely, do kids younger than 10/11 make the IM in the A meet. But the coach often doesn’t have 3 legal 8 and u flyers or breaststrokers, so getting to those events at the end of a be meet - before bed time and and as early as possible so kids aren’t tired - can make a big difference.  Also, there can often be a lot of movement in breast and fly 8 and unders as kids progress a ton in a season, so you want little kids to get as many chances as possible to swim at a b meet.

(of course if your pool needs IM swimmers, that is a different story and a young swimmer legal in all 4 strokes  should try it).

One last thing, not relevant to OP, don’t have your kid try IM until legal in all 4 strokes. Your kid will feel more successful and often have more fun if they wait until they have a shot at a legal IM time before trying it. [/quote]

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