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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My main issue is that parents here can’t fathom that some really fast older swimmers care about summer league AND long course AND will be able to swim in college.  If your kid doesn’t care about summer swim, that’s fine.  But this snobby attitude that fast kids who do take summer swim seriously aren’t serious swimmers is really annoying [/quote]

If they care about the camraderie or being a role model for the little ones or being there for relays/dual meets, I get that.

If you literally mean they care about their time in a 50 breast SCM and would miss a national level meet to swim it at Divisionals/All Stars- Yeah, I can't fathom that.[/quote]
+1. No one is saying summer swim is bad, but let’s be honest, it’s an 8 week long recreation league with events that 13 and over club swimmers no longer swim (with the exception of the 50 free). It’s crazy to pretend that a serious swimmer cares about it as much, or takes it as seriously, as they take club and national meets. It’s a fun, low-pressure diversion for them to be sure, but it’s not exactly the top of the priority list. [/quote]

I think most parents care more about the LC meet, most kids care more about all stars if you actually ask them. Even the older ones would rather go to summer all stars than the national meet. But their coaches tell them it’s more important, so they go there. But they really want to be at all stars. [/quote]
I actually have a kid in this situation and they really do not care a whole lot about all stars. They will of course go and have fun if there are no conflicts, but it’s not a priority for them. [/quote]

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