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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am actually surprised all of these programs are surviving due to the NCAA/House litigation that is shrinking swim rosters, particularly men’s.  I think the threshold for swimming in college is going to get exponentially harder, so it is getting harder to justify the sacrifices made to not get a slot and probably hurt your chances in regular college admissions bc you have no other activities.  I have always been told Winter juniors cuts and good grades will get a kid a slot at a D1 school.  I think you are now going to need faster times than that, which is really hard.

As a parent of a kid staring down this reality and who loves to be in the water, it is depressing.  I feel bad they have spent so much time on the sport (and achieved what used to be the needed standards) and it will likely go no where now.  If I had a younger kid I would stick with summer swim and HS swim and try to develop other interests.

And, please save the criticism.  I know there are worse problems in the world and I already blame myself for giving in when they asked to do all this.[/quote]

Swimming is really popular in this area. Lots of kids continue to swim even once they realize they are not D1 material (most swimmers in all of these clubs). ASA will be fine.[/quote]

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