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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NVSL:
Divisionals = Prelims to make IAS[/quote]

oh this is completely ridiculous.  Divisionals is a big meet in and of itself.  They give out medals, its fun for the kids, etc.  Its not just a prelim session for IAS.  The vast majority of kids swimming in divisionals will never make all stars.  (e.g. for each stroke there are 12 swimmers per division- 204 swimmers, of which 18 will make all stars.  Its completely fine and appropriate for a kid to swim in divisionals even if they can't go to all stars.  
Second, the idea that they are somehow 'depriving' a teammate of going to all stars is similarly absurd.  Only the top 18 swimmers go to all stars.  2 kids on each team get to go to divisionals in each event.  The idea that a kid who is 3rd on the ladder is going to make all stars if able to swim is exceedingly unlikely.  This is demonstrated by skimming through the leaders board on NVSL website.  In any given stroke it is super rare for 3 kids on the same team to be in the top 25.  When it does happen, generally 1 if not 2 of those kids are the top in every stroke- and they have to pick 2 to swim.  So in the land of hypotheticals- highly unlikely that three kids from the same team could make all stars. Highly unlikely that, in the rare circumstances that it occurs, those 3 kids all want to swim the same stroke.  
Bottom line- if your kid is given a slot in divisionals, they should take it without guilt no matter their plans for all star weekend.[/quote]

Look at 9-10 girls…[/quote]

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