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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It was big when I grew up in NJ in the 80s too.  And it was a big deal (to me and my family) when I decided to quit in middle school.  I won't force my kids to do it, but I'll certainly encourage it.  Our other activities are quiet over the summer so it's a nice way to spend time as a family for a couple months.  [/quote]

I grew up in California in the '70s and also swam because of the social and family aspects.  Similarly, my cousins who grew up in NJ in the '70s and '80s  swam for the same reason  (in lakes, not pools, which my sisters and I found appalling!).  My kids have grown up here doing the same.  They've never been year-round swimmers and have played another sport in high school and college, but they love the swim team -- it's fun.

Other benefits are:
* you gain a survival skill -- we love sailing, kayaking, and canoeing, so it was essential that the kids learn to swim;
* you gain a money-making skill -- our kids have all had summer jobs lifeguarding; 
* you gain a lifelong health skill -- my sisters and I all swam during our pregnancies when we had to give up running and cycling, my mother swam into her late '70s even after a knee replacement.

To the PP who compared a swim team to a fraternity or sorority, here's the difference: swim team is open to everyone.  In fact, the great thing about the swim team is that many social boundaries of high school and middle school are crossed in the summer when jocks, theatre geeks, nerds, preppies and hipsters are all hanging out at the neighborhood pool together.          [/quote]

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