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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids drop by 15-18 because all races are 100yd, except for fly. Which is tough if your kid is not a year round swimmer. [/quote] What league does this? NVSL is all 50s so there is not much advantage for year round swimmers compared to those that do not. It is funny watching my athletes that do not swim surpass their club swimming teammates after week two. [/quote] Maybe this pool dependent. All of the top swimmer at our pool swim year round. I can always tell the year round swimmers based on their turns. A good athlete can muscle through a 25 but rarely do they turn as quickly and come off the turn like a kid who swims year round. I'd also bet money that every 15-18 yr old who makes all stars swims year round. [/quote] Also, add breakouts from starts and turns to the list of skills that take time to pick up. I know there’s a secret (or not so secret) thrill in seeing rec swimmers outperform club swimmers. But I would be shocked if it WASN’T the case, especially at 14u and even 16u, as pp says. There are plenty of club swimmers who swim year round as a second sport and might not excel in the pool as you might expect. Finally, swimmers are not grouped into skill levels like soccer or lacrosse. Think about ALL the soccer/lax/volleyball players in your child’s year, including those on the bottom teams. Many rec players could outplay some of those players. Finally, there are some club swimmers who focus on distance and are pretty lousy at sprints. I have club swimmers who don’t do summer swim, they prefer to focus on long course season. But as an outsider, I get that rec swimmers and their parents can get frustrated with club swimmers, who have their own their own meets, after all. If it’s really inundated with club swimmers, maybe the rule should be max one or two club swimmers per team per event or no club swimmers in relays. Or no club swimmers in all stars. [/quote]
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