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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are also some really big 10y/olds who swim at a snails pace. Chalking early success up to size is really oversimplifying things.  Some kids are just better at swimming than others.  If your kid is good now, they’ll likely want to continue swimming.  Every swim kid has to deal with a slump at some point.[/quote]
There are 10 yo girls who are well into puberty and 5'6" and 115 lbs.  My 10 yo is 50" and 53 lbs.  Based on a conversation with her pediatrician she's likely going to hit puberty at 13 yo--well on the late side.  It does matter.  It's not everything, but it absolutely matters.

Some 10 yo girls are built like teens and others are still built like little kids.  (The same split happens for boys, but a bit later.)[/quote]

I have a 13 year old swimmer whose doctor told me I have another 2 years before puberty.  She has just started growing and at 5 feet and some change is well below the height of all of her friends who have had their periods and have stopped growing. Her dad if 6’5” and I am 5’8” so she has a chance at some height but probably won’t hit it until 15-16.  Three years is a long time to be fighting to keep up with the 5’5” and 5’6” girls.  So she has to keep loving it. [/quote]

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