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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son dreams of MIT. It’s Division 3, and doesn’t even give scholarships. We can afford any college of his choice. Having swimming time cuts allows to compete for the school and can help getting into college of your dream, with all other factors being equal with other applicants. 
If you look at that table, about top 6% of all high school swimmers qualify for college. Top 6% of your age group is an approx equivalent of AAA time (A is top 15%, AA is top 8%). In some states swimming is not too popular or advanced, but in DC-MD-VA many swimmers would make several AAA cuts in high school as long as they train. Most kids in decent clubs easily have 4-5 AA cuts by the age of 12.[/quote]

Is 12-yo enough to sort of know if child is destined to be a college swimmer / scholarships? Gal's finishes past couple months: AAA, A, AA, A, A

Is there much movement with AAA kids from age 12 to 17? I suspect not, but then again, who knows what puberty will do, right? And don't a lot of swimmers quit or plateau when bf/gf/partying come into the picture in high school?[/quote]

There may be a lot of movement with AA-AAA times from age 12 to 17, especially for boys and even in short distances!  For girls there is not much movement between 13 and 17 in short distances, but they can also improve a lot when training for longer distances like 500/1000/1650FR. 
Of course, you can't tell at 12 for sure if the child is destined to swim in college, but if your swimmer has at least 3 AA-AAA times, there is certainly the right skill level at 12 which he/she can develop into college cuts closer to 17, if there is a desire to continue training. 
If the swim times are primarily B-BB at 12, I wouldn't bother continuing swimming past that age. [/quote]

Your last sentence goes too far. There are plenty of kids swimming past that age with no illusions about using swimming as a college hook. It is a lifelong healthy habit and it still shows commitment and time management on a college resume if you need that.[/quote]

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