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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would also add it would be practically impossible for someone to walk on with no year round experience into the juniors level of any RMSC teams. Most of the minis flow up and there may be a small number of slots  available but those are really not going to go to “newbies”[/quote]

Not OP but DC is 6 so has some time to join minis. Do they have the same standards for 6 year olds as they do for 8 year olds? [/quote]

You may not have as much "time" as you think - if DC is 6 now but will be 7 before Dec 1st, 2024, they are a 7yo for the purpose of this discussion.

As others have said, don't wait to try out if you think this is something they will want to try/do.  Additionally, if you get accepted, I wouldn't decline - it just get harder next year and beyond.

The standards for all are the same but more leeway is given for a 6yo compared to an 8yo.  Additionally, within the minimum standards, they are being compared within their age and gender "tryout cohort" so what got someone on in years past may or may not hold true this time around... like many things in life, just meeting the minimums may not be enough.

That being said, I would say that a 6yo that can comfortably swim freestyle up 25 meters and then back 25 meters with breathing to the sides; has a reasonable backstroke(again 25 up, 25 back), and then at least be able to mimic what breaststroke and butterfly are/look like would have a good chance at getting selected.  All of these can/would be slow but steady and the child should feel and look comfortable in the water and around the pool.

An 8yo would need to be faster/stronger in free and back and also know one or preferably both breast and fly; and since there are more 8yo than 6yo trying out, they will need to stand out more(stronger/faster) within their cohort to get into the group that gets selected.

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