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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think that PVS is as strong as a league as Virginia.[/quote]

I have kids who have swum in both LSCs (PVS and Virginia). This is a true statement.[/quote]

I agree with you both on this statement.  But what I wonder is why.  For what reason?[/quote]

I also agree with this statement and I think it comes down to pool space/access. A lot of Virginia teams own their own water and and have much greater flexibility, and therefore are able to offer more/better practice times, smaller groups, etc. [/quote]

Not sure this is the entire reason but the PP is correct. Take NOVA for example- they are a huge gold level club. The team recently went in with the city of Richmond to convert the former Regency mall into a pool (https://www.shopregencysqmall.com/directory/nova-of-virginia-aquatics). The Virginia zone team had a pre-LC meet practice there. It's a beautiful facility over which they have full control and I give them credit on an ingenious use of space. [/quote]

I just looked this Richmond team up when another PP mentioned that they had two top swimmers in an age group on a stroke.  WOW.  Those are their pools and more than one location.  That has to make a huge difference.  As far as I know in this area everything is a high school pool, a county pool, or a university pool.  The St. James - although has a team, also has a lot of other constraints and it is not a club only pool.

I can't imagine the advantages that would give a team.  Your own pool - you could offer so much more.[/quote]

This is that same Va club and looks like they have only had one meet so probably not best times. This is, for example, 9-10 boys 100 IM, pretty solid times. The top swimmer missed the AAAA by a fraction of a second and is ranked 16 in the US this season so far https://www.swimmingrank.com/mdva/va/scy_VANOVA_boys_5_10_100IM.html

The boy from PVS is phenomenal, especially in backstroke. But PVS overall has much less depth than VA, so many more VA swimmers getting AAA-AAAA times, and not just in one stroke. [/quote]

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