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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NCAP West’s 11-12 girls were completely dominant. 11 of the top 15 in the 200 free were West and 9 of the top 15 in the 50 free were West.[/quote]

We are an NCAP-Burke family and I was floored. My child was faster than all of the same-aged West girls last year and the year before (in the longer distances and a few strokes), but they have made great gains and surpassed her based on today’s one meet. It made me curious. Our kids do not move to five days/week (1.25-1.5 hours/practice) until age 11. Our best 9-10 year olds are not permitted to swim more than 3 hours/week. But I see that the best 9-10 West swimmers seem to swim 1.5 hours three days per week plus an extra 1 hour two days per week, totaling 6.5 hours/week versus the Burke 3 hours. This would necessarily put them ahead of most Burke swimmers even into the 11/12 years until things even out. I think the high-performing 9-10 swimmers at Machine practice similar hours/week. I am genuinely curious what the right way is. Is NCAP-Burke disservicing their HP 9-10 swimmers by limiting the swims to 3 hours/week, or is this the right choice in the long run? In any event, it is disheartening to see children like mine who start at the same place (or significantly more advanced, technique-wise) but get passed (at least in terms of speed, as I haven’t studied technique side-by-side) within a year or two. It is difficult not to wonder if coaching and/or time in water makes those differences. I know NCAP-West age group coaches are excellent. Would love your opinion.[/quote]

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