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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"actually don’t think most of the people complaining are club parents. My kid has the worst summer swim birthday but because she swims year round and is talented, she is going to beat most kids in her age group even in the year she is at the lower end. This is the case for most good club swimmers. Sometimes when she is at the lower end there are some kids that are 2 years older than her that beat her, but that’s the nature of competition, which club parents are used to because it happens whenever their kid ages up."

As a parent whose 3 children are just about to start swim, and have always played travel baseball, this same thing is discussed in the stands. What we have noticed is that the parents who are more fixated on it have what we call "bubble kids". Average to maybe a little below average skill for their baseball age, and are usually on the younger side for that age group. We’ve been around youth sports long enough to see that sometimes it’s the bubble kids that have to work harder at the younger ages that eventually end up being the better players once the puberty fairy shows up. Not always, but enough that we’ve noticed. 
I’ve read this entire thread and the one from last year on the same topic and I still can’t figure swim birthdays out. 
So, what are the good swim birthdays for summer and club? Am I reading right that the age groups are more fluid in Club swim?
Our kids that will be starting swim have March, July, and August birthdays. 
Thanks![/quote]
Club swim has kids age up on their birthday, which is what makes the age groups more fluid. The August birthday is the best birthday, per my club swimmer, since you will never age up in the middle of a season. If the March birthday is at the end of the month that will be optimal for PVS short course champs (although if your kid is really talented and also qualifies for Zones or NCSAs they may age up right before those meets which is not great), but long course season will be a little rough because they will be on the younger end. Same goes for the July birthday, if it’s late in the month that is good for PVS LC champs (and for summer swim) but if it’s early in the month they will age up right before. [/quote]

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