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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I think aging up on your birthday makes swimming the fairest sport out there.[/b] [/quote]

It can't be anymore fair than that.

I think what OP doesn't like is that it's [b]TOO[/b] fair - no potential ambiguity by which one could gain an unfair advantage.

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Lol, what?[/quote]

What could be more fair than competing the age you are at the time of competition, not the age you may have been at some point in the past?

No wiggle room, no ambiguity - you compete at your age.

It's so fair, it just may be too fair for OP because she is used to the the less fair ways that other sports determine age eligibility.

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Is this actually a serious post?  Let me help you out here.  The JO's are March 10.  Johnnie turns 11 on March 9, so he has to compete as an 11 year old.  Adam turns 13 on March 11, so he competes as a 12 year old in the same races as Johnnie even though he is two years older.  Mikey turns 11 on March 11, so he gets to compete as a 10-year old and doesn't have to compete against Johnnie even though he is older 2 days younger.  [/quote]

The reason USA Swimming has the rule that if you start the meet at one age you finish the meet at that age is because it would be a huge PITA for the host team to move kids from one age bracket to the next during the meet.  Also you're talking about a couple days being unfair, while simultaneously arguing that USA Swimming should use some arbitrary cut off date during the year.

Are you the OP?  It seems like your kid is just not that good if you are so wound up about this.  I have a February birthday kid, and she works to make cuts for the next age group up so that she can swim the March meets, but she also dominates the December meets.  Swimming is a year round sport. [/quote]

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