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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a former swimmer I say be honest with the school and go to the meets. Swim meets were some of my most formative experiences as a middle and high schooler — particularly the ones where I didn’t do as well as I hoped and had to get myself back up for the next event or meet. It did not affect my academics negatively at all and I took multiple AP courses. I learned time management and how to communicate with my teachers about making up work. If your kid swims in college they will miss some classes for dual meets scheduled on Fridays and for invitational/championship meets. You have to communicate with professors about this in advance and are responsible for making up that work which can mean taking a test or turning in a paper early. Might as well work on some of these skills now if college swimming is a possibility. [/quote]

Thank you for so succinctly articulating some of the benefits of participating in high-level sports (and swimming specifically).  I get rather tired of parents posting on DCUM accusing those of us that support our kids' swimming careers as only chasing scholarships.[/quote]

I think people who aren’t on that path just don’t get it. My non swimmer school friends (or the ones who didn’t swim club) and even my non athlete parents couldn’t figure out why I was spending so much time on it. One guy I dated even said something like “what does it matter if you aren’t going to the Olympics”? Well it paid for my college and gave me a sense of confidence that I never would have acquired without swimming. And it allowed me to develop a mental toughness that is honestly lacking in a lot of people. When I look at where my former college teammates and I are now I would say we are some of the more successful adults you will encounter, in terms of being driven and achieving our career goals and being able to juggle a lot of things. Swimmers are known for being hard workers who can handle delayed gratification (you train for months in order to hit a taper just right for a few minutes of racing!). Being able to delay gratification is a huge predictor of success. Just look at current events… so many people who want what they want when they want it and crumble when they can’t have it. [/quote]

OP here. This is exactly why I support my swimmer going to these kind of events. Thanks for sharing![/quote]

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