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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]what are the main clubs' reps?

We have the folks on here saying Marlins are small and give more attention, others saying they only care about l.aps and not technique

Many Older Machine swimmers at our summer pool seem to be in physical therapy by 13, but they churn out very strong athletes?

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Marlins have a lot of coaches that do garbage yardage.  It is part of their culture. They push kids to swim WAY too much way too early.  And similar to Machine I suspect a lot of burn out and injuries at 15/16.  Their best swimmers in each age group swim way too much, particularly in their 13&U ages. They have kids that have not gone through puberty in the water several hours a day, six days a week.  Most age group programs are 3-4 days and less hours at that age. It accounts for some of the speed gains but will be tough as they age up and their peers start catching up with their increased yardage when it is age appropriate.

It is one of the few clubs I do not recommend.

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This whole screed is confusing for me. Marlins have little ones in the water much less then other comparable clubs. I've heard of zero overuse injuries. The most negative thing I'd say about the club is that older teenagers get lured away to the bigger clubs (just look at their records and you see a lot of names that moved to other clubs).[/quote]

I’ve always heard Marlins are all about yardage and we were warned to stay away from them unless you just want to swim laps.[/quote]

They care very much about technique, but yes, the workouts are more geared to middle distance and distance swimmers. They are the club that hosts IMX for a reason![/quote]

And they push kids into IMX way too young and make those events a huge focus because yes they host it.  Lots of garbage yardage.

The club is pricey for what you get, their meets are ridiculously overpriced and they plan travel meets and training as money grabs from their swimmers.

Good swimmers have to leave if they want to reach their potential.  [/quote]

Op, please do your own research. This is our 5th season with the Marlins and none of this is accurate. I’ve got a good swimmer and frequently get propositioned by NCAP/ Machine. If it was anything like Garbage Yardage is making it out to be, we would have left a long time ago.

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