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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think aging up on your birthday makes swimming the fairest sport out there. [/quote]

I think it’s fair in theory, but then the swim season shouldn’t be structured around very few championships where the same swimmers benefit from a fortunate birthday year after year. [/quote]
Cut off dates don't rotate in any other sport.  My kid also loves basketball but is born the day before the AAU/travel/rec cutoff, making her the absolute youngest on the team forever.  The AAU cutoff is similar to the school cutoff, so she'll be the youngest for her grade each year in high school too.  That disadvantage never, ever goes away, especially in a sport where height and size really matter.  (If she'd been born two hours later she'd be playing a year down and a huge stand out.)

Swim is much fairer, as kids get to be the oldest in their age division at different points in the season. No one is the absolute youngest for both winter and summer swim.[/quote]

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