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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Depends on the team and age groups- top division teams with top swimmers my guess is no, but lower division teams and kids in younger age groups yes. I think older kids care more and won't miss, younger kids/parents of young kids tend to not care as much.

My kids have swum in A meets for the past 9 years and we only missed 1 A meet the very first year/before we knew our kid would make A meets. Now they would be very angry if we missed.

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Why do top divisions and top swimmers not want to miss A meet once or twice? Are they afraid of losing their spots or potentially improving their times [/quote]
For my kids (nvsl), it’s because they don’t want to let down their team. It has nothing to do with defending their spots or dropping time; A meets are a team sport and they want to be there to help the team win. It’s just like a kid wouldn’t want to let down their team by missing a big baseball or soccer game.  I’m not suggesting people shouldn’t vacation, but to answer your question, this is why many swimmers don’t want to miss A meets. [/quote]

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