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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If the divide between A meet and B meet swimmers is so painful, they should just hold two banquets.  Also for the kids going to bed crying because they got a made up award, there is nothing stopping them from doing swim year round.[/quote]

Except, for some, the cost. Get your head out of your bubble. [/quote]

So other than prohibiting year round swimmers from doing summer swim, how do you resolve this?

I am tired of every award being eliminated so those that don't get awards feel better about themselves. It happens in our schools way too often. And now in Sports too???[/quote]

The corollary to this is every swimmer gets an award, or worse, that certain parents lobby the coaches and team reps to make sure their kid gets "most improved" or "swimmer of the season" award where the kid didn't contribute much to the team actually winning meets.  Parents living vicariously through their kids, seeking validation of their parenting, or the adulation of other parents are all narcissistic behavior.

I agree with the PP that year round swimmers know performance is the only thing that matters in a competitive sport.  And before anyone says that summer swim is supposed to be fun, and performance doesn't matter, why does MCSL run virtual meets and compare times to decide divisions?[/quote]

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