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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think people whose kids play other sports have a hard time with swimming because it's a cut and dry sport. There's no question about which kid is better...there's a clock. Baseball, soccer, lacrosse, etc. aren't like this. In swimming it's your kid against the clock, that's it. Super competitive parents don't like this environment because they can't pretend their kid is the best anymore.[/quote]
I wish this was true, but we still have parents at our club insistent that their kid needs to move up when other kids the same age move up despite their kid being far slower than the ones advancing. I never understand what those parents are thinking when they do that. [/quote]

DP - it's true overall, though, that sports like swimming, running, etc., are objective about who the best/fastest is as compared to "traditional" team sports.  IME as a participant in those various sports, it made for a stronger, more supportive team environment.  We all knew who was faster and even if that could change on a given day, there wasn't the BS politics of who got picked for what.  
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