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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The whole system is offensive. Mine were A meet kids and year round swimmers. But if they are all on the same team, they should all be able to swim at the same meet. Otherwise, why pay 200-300$ (or more ?) over your membership to have your kid attend packed, chaotic practices? Then get sent to the "B Meet" if your team is even "lucky" enough to have any.[/quote]

So don't join then.  You know how it works and you understand the terms of participation and you prefer not to live with them, which is understandable - no one thing suits everyone.  But some of us love summer swim and are willing to contribute to it.  Live and let live.[/quote]

fine, some kids will keep showing up to the A meets and the awards banquet and everyone else can "practice" 20 to a lane for an hour in freezing water then maybe go to a B meet. Its just bizarre. 
Teammates should be teammates.[/quote]

Remember that swimming is also an objective sport: you either do or don't have the time for opportunity X.  And yes, the kids who swim all winter are more likely to be able to post better times in the summer.  So yes, sometimes in summer you are going to see the club kids reaping the benefit of their hard work by making A meets and relay carnivals.  It's just the same as when the kids who take dance or voice outside of school try out for a show.  They have a better chance because they have been working at these skills for more hours and more deeply.  Less experienced kids can join in in various ways, but they are unlikely to be eligible for precisely the same opportunities.

Swimming tends to be a sore spot with people in this regard, perhaps because the performances are public, visible, and (again) objective.  A great summer team with great culture will make every kid feel included and valued (which is by far the most important part of summer swim), but they can't make the times all equal.[/quote]

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