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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is annoying when a slow swimmer is in a long race that they clearly don’t belong in….but I blame the coaches not the parents when that happens [/quote]

Who are you to judge where they don't belong?  If they're legal and either meet a minimum time standard or no prior time is required, then they belong there if the coach thinks they're ready.  Instead of being a horrible person in the stands, cheer on that kid who is clearly challenging themselves doing something hard.  Celebrate the achievement and the effort.  [/quote]
DP. I see this most often when a kid is legal because it’s freestyle, but it is clear that the kid isn’t ready for the distance of the event. This is a tangent, but swimming as a sport has a problem with the length of the meets. It’s hard to keep swimmers engaged through the course of a 3-4 hour meet, let alone the idea that you can keep fans engaged. More should be done to further tighten up the length of meets, and the easiest place to start is to not put kids in events that they are not ready for. Coaches should get unofficial times in practice and there should be a “cut” that a kid has to get before being entered in the event in a meet. A 5 minute 200 freestyle should not be happening at a meet. [/quote]

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