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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes - new to swim and am so confused about everything. Would be nice if there was some introductions or something. 
Also maybe leave some easy volunteering jobs for the new parents! [/quote]

All the SAHMs take the easy food jobs at our pool, like serving nachos, bringing soda or ice cream versus working a full B meet. I always thought volunteering should be per child. These families with 3 kids should have to more than I do for my 1 kid. [/quote]

Managing three kids at a swim meet is kind of hard.

That said, we do both volunteer. [/quote]

If they're all swimming, they should be with their coaches and teammates. [/quote]

Have you been to a swim meet?   They swim for literally 45-60 seconds out of four hours. [/quote]

So? They’re still supposed to hang in the team area. During Covid parents weren’t even allowed in the building for winter meets. 8 and unders had to go in and manage on their own. It’s good for kids to develop some independence. They don’t need to be hanging all over mom and dad at meets. Unless your children have special needs or behavior challenges they can handle this. [/quote]

NP.  Have you met children before?  Some of these kids are 5/6/7.  They're not going to hang out with their coaches for four hours when their parents are 6 feet away.  Nor do their coaches want to have to be supervising a gigantic herd of little kids. Do you even do summer swim? [/quote]
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coaches aren’t babysitters. [/quote]

what pool lets 5 year olds race? 6 and 7 year olds can absolutely hang out with their teammates in a giant herd. That's part of the fun of summer swim [/quote]
Um every pool if they can swim across. Saw a three year old once. [/quote]

Our pool only lets 6 and under swim with permission and permission is only granted if their times will be competitive. Making it across is not an every pool standard for meets. [/quote]
How do they ever get times if they have to be competitive in a B meet? Clearly it’s different everywhere but the pp said “who lets a 5 year old race?” And you’re still in agreement that if they can swim legally and, at your poo, be conpetitive then they can race. The division is 8 & under not 6-8. There are definitely 5 year olds at swim meets that need supervision. Frankly I think expecting to be hands off at age 7-8 for the length of a B meet is ridiculous. [/quote]

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