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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That's because your child is still making A meets. What if your child did not make any A meets because of a child who just shows up for meets?
I say this as the parent of a year round swimmer. If my child is not going to any summer swim practices that week I sign her up as an alternate for the A meets. She only swims is they need to fill a spot. This is a medium sized team and she can sometimes swim up to fill an open lane.

If she swims that week in practices she signs up for the meets like everyone else.

I have no problem with kids who swim in A meets but don't practice but think coaches should not be so strict and literal when it comes to the ladder for those swimmers either. It won't hurt them if they don't swim one meet but it might be the highlight for another child.[/quote]

I think you and I are viewing the club swimmers who just come to meets differently.
In my experience- the club swimmer who just comes to meets is 1) fairly rare (e.g. maybe 2-3 kids fit this category on our 150 person team) 2) exceptionally good- will most likely take 1st place in all events they are entered in.  So yes, if my child is 4th on the ladder when including the club swimmer, my child will not swim the A meet.  Yes, saying the club swimmer can't swim would mean that my child would swim.  It would also mean the loss of 2 first places for the team, points the team needs to win the meet.[/quote]

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