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[quote=Anonymous]I also find the posts about not being able to 'get in' later weird.  This has not been my experience at all, and my kids are not very good.  One of my kids joined club swim at age 11, and had plenty of options.  Started out swimming 2 days a week, eventually stepped up to 3 days.  
I've seen many kids who are not great swimmers switch clubs, both from small clubs to big clubs (e.g. NCAP) and from big clubs to smaller clubs.  And by not great swimmers I mean might have a b cut in their best stroke, but mostly have no cuts.  
The clubs like RMSC and AAC that are subsidized by the government and cheaper are harder to get into- but I have also seen kids joining these clubs- this is where it helps to be a super strong swimmer.  Although it also helps to be on top of registration deadlines, etc- and move quickly.
I had another kid who opted to join club swimming at 7.  For this kid, they loved going to meets and motivated from meets.  So club was a real advantage over a stroke clinic.  Its really about what works for your kid and your family- but in my opinion, FOMO is always a bad reason to join something- although it is often the prevailing reason here in the slightly crazy DMV.[/quote]

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