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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From what I understand there are teams that require far fewer hours 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]
There are clubs whose top groups do have fewer hours (probably equivalent number of workouts but fewer total hours per week). They still crank out collegiate swimmers but fewer D1. Take this with a grain of salt, but I’ve heard that some college coaches look for the kids that are fast without requiring that many hours. It means they probably still have room to improve in college when those hours are added in (they’re not maxing out their potential in high school). You still have to be pretty freaking fast to be considered at all, though … I’d love to hear a college swimming parent’s perspective on this. [/quote]

My D1 kid is swimming a similar number of hours, if not less, than HS. Part of the reason is the NCAA limit which is 20h (or close to it I believe). Training is different, more weight training for example. [/quote]

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