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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you not heard of the “ten and under wonder” report put out by USA Swimming? Even the fastest 9/10 drop out at an astonishing rate[/quote]

Yes, swimming is a high drop out rate sport. It is an incredibly grueling and time intensive sport at the higher levels, and it can be lonely too. However, the high rate of drop out in no way indicates that achieving AAA+ times at younger ages is “irrelevant” to future success in the sport. That is laughably false. [/quote]
+1. The DCUM myth that if you are mediocre swimmer at 9-10 you will definitely overtake the kids that were at the top once you are 13. The top 9-10 swimmers are also all around good/great athletes, and not everyone likes to specialize in an individual sport, some of the attrition is attributable to that. We are also just getting into the generation of kids that focus heavily on swimming starting at 9-10. 5-10 years ago there was not this club culture of early specialization and focus, and today’s top 9-10 year olds are faster than those 5-10 years ago. I would be curious to see what the results of this study are 10 years in the future. [/quote]

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