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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just don’t understand why you didn’t just title the post Congratulations to OKM instead of trying to bash on Overlee which is one of the nicest D1 pools we swim against.

I don’t think that people outside of D1 understand that outside of Tuckahoe or Chesterbrook any of the other pools can beat each other on any given day.  There are a ton of talented kids on all of them.  So much depends on match ups, who is or isn’t there, and who wins those super close races…

Congratulations to OKM but I have no doubt that OLV will be just fine.[/quote]

Overlee, Tuckahoe, and Chesterbrook are all quite obnoxious about always winning.  [/quote]

Just because Overlee wins everything all the time doesn't mean they are obnoxious about it.  OKM has some good swimmers and put together a good team.  Congratulations on a nice win. [/quote]

Yeah, but how long can they keep it up?  Is this just a good run with a couple families and then flame out and back to lower divisions?[/quote]

I don’t think so. Look at the week 1 event rankings and there seems to be sufficient young talent at OKM. [b]It helps that NCAP-Burke, Makos, STJ, Sea Devils, and Machine-Audrey Moore all have locations within 5-10 minutes of their pool[/b]. Also, and I may be wrong, but I think it’s been a quarter of a decade since a team other than T and CB has won against Overlee. Still, this post clearly was a joke and OP is laughing during his/her/their morning coffee. [/quote]

That could be said for a dozen or more pools in the area.  What makes this different in terms of long term?[/quote]

OKM is not a neighborhood pool. It does not have a waitlist. It is located in an area where many military families move. It also has a winter swim/conditioning program, which helps non-club swimmers. We are at Makos, and at least 3-4 of the top swimmers on OKM swim at Makos. They have mentioned each of these reasons OKM has consistently built a good team. Still, sometimes it’s just luck (and certainly it helps when teams have a big family or two with strong swimmers, but — based on last names — I only see one big family at OKM). OKM’s boys are not super strong. While the girls were very fast yesterday, Overlee’s boys seemed to dominate several age groups. It looks like it was an exciting meet. [/quote]

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