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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From what I understand there are teams that require [b]far fewer hours [/b]per week, at all levels. They don’t produce nearly as many top swimmers, but I wonder if this is the right path to avoid burnout. These more intense teams seem to require so much of these kids who already have so many demands on them. Why is swim culture like this? [/quote]

If you look at the top/comparable level HS swimmers at DMV clubs, I think that you would find their pool time is more similar than different.

I also think other sports at this level have kids training 2-3h/5-6d per week. One big difference is longer between season breaks. Swimmers get about 6w total off in 12m. And very few sports are doing the super early mornings. Those factors can contribute to burnout for sure. But not every kid who exits is burned out, sometimes they’re just growing out of it, moving on, want to spend time in a different way.

I have more than one kid who went through the exact same program. Only one swims in college. The one who does chose to balance academics in a different way in HS.[/quote]

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