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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone give me the Swimming for Dummies explanation of how club and school swimming work together (or conflict). Calendar, schedules, etc? We're leaving the DMV before DD is in middle school, so general is more helpful than specific.[/quote]

I can give you an answer for outside DC, with the caveat that this doesn't apply to the kids who definitely know they'll have trials times and are basically on track for the Olympics. I can think of 1-2 of those kids here and I don't even know if they do HS swim.

Kids are affiliated with their club year-round. The HS meet season where we are does not overlap with the important part of the club swimming season and when HS season concludes, that's when club really ramps up. Most of the HS coaches have affiliations with a club and coach there the rest of the year, [b]so training is fairly aligned and coordinated. [/b]HS championships are dominated by club swimmers in the biggest division in our state, with the exception of a few rare athletes who do HS water polo + one more HS sport in their off-season and club workouts in the summer.[/quote]

This part is not true. HS coaches generally are also club coaches BUT the HS practices are way too short and way too easy for competing club swimmers. Because of this + HS lane crowding, our HS coach requires only one HS practice a week to be on the team. [/quote]

The OP asked for examples in different areas. I am the PP you’re replying to and I have you an example from a different stage. It is 100% true. Not everything is about the tiny bubble you live in![/quote]

I was confused that you were exclusively talking about where you live. The sentence said, “Most of the HS coaches have affiliations with a club and coach there the rest of the year, so training is fairly aligned and coordinated.” I thought you meant most coaches overall, not most coaches where you live. [/quote]

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