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Adding on: the hardest change for summer league swimmers who start club is the endurance factor. Often the warm up is 200 free out of the gate. Last night, I watched my child’s club practice, which included all 8-12 swimmers since it was an optional practice. My child (age 9) started with 200 free, then swam two 200 IMs, then moved to a 500 free, then did some 100 kicks, then some breaststroke/fly kick drills, then ended with 50 sprints off the blocks. They did not use fins the whole practice, and the practice was only 1 hour.

It takes a few months for new club swimmers to build to this level of stamina, and some summer swimmers never learn to love it. My child loves practice; she’s go every day if she could, and the more yardage, the better for her; she loathes summer league practices because they are too easy. When I was little, however, I hated the endurance stuff of club swim and relished summer league sprints. Everyone is different.[/quote]

Don’t let the crazies scare you off.  When your child joins club swim, s/he will be placed in the appropriate group for his/her ability. If speed and/or capacity is built, the child will move up to a more appropriate group.  For 9 year olds, 200 IMs and 500s in practice are: 1. Crazy, 2. Not the norm.  And before you tell me that’s what the fast kids do- my 10 year old rarely- once a month-ish- did more than a 100 in practice- an occasional 200 free. Never a 200 IM, never a full 100 of stroke, never a 300, 400, or 500 in practice.  And my child had A or better times in all 100s and 200 IM.  [/quote]

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