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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^i agree it evens out by high school, but most kids will have finished 3/4 of their under 18 competitive play time by the time the reach high school. That’s why it’s a hard thing. If a swimmer started at 5 and goes through 18, only 4 of those years are on an even playing field. [/quote]

I agree with previous posters, though, that there's no birthday for swimming where you never get your moment.  There's usually championship meets in December, March, and July.  Higher level meets in April/August.  [/quote]

Yep, and for age groupers there are also high level invitational meets in November and January.[/quote]

Kids in the 12 and under range sometimes qualify for big meets, much bigger than the local invitationals. [/quote]

Goodness gracious. I am talking about “big meets.” For age groupers. Your 10 year old is not qualifying for junior nationals, sorry. What meets are you talking about, exactly? [/quote]

I suspect they are talking about NCSA Age Groups.  Such a racket.  Pay a bunch of money to take your 10 year old to swim Florida . . . . I miss the days when the big meet for the age group kids was zones.  They competed regionally as a team representing PVS.  Now, no one even goes to zones they all have to fly to Florida to go to "nationals."  Silly. . . but whatever. [/quote]

Absolutely agree! I remember when NCSA announced age group champs (around 2015 maybe?) and there was so much negative reaction in the swim community. It’s just so obviously a huge money grab and so unnecessary for 12 &U swimmers. The cuts are not even much harder than most state championship cuts so it becomes a huge and very long meet just so parents can feel important flying their 10 year old to FL for a swim meet. Takes away from the purpose of age group swimming and such a racket. [/quote]

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