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But the younger  kid would swim in their own age group. I hate the idea of bumping a teenager to give their spot to a 12 year old.[/quote]

"You play to win the game! You don't just play to play"

Swim the faster swimmer. Period. If your kid doesn't get to swim tell them to get faster. It's a great life lesson to learn.[/quote]

It's not the Olympic, crazy swimming mom.

ABOUT NORTHERN VIRGINIA SWIMMING LEAGUE
The Northern Virginia Swimming League was founded in 1956 to sponsor competitive swimming and diving in and among the community swimming pools in that area of Northern Virginia contiguous to the District of Columbia, and to develop in the children participating in this program--
A love for the sport, advanced aquatic skills, teamwork, and the principles of good sportsmanship.[/quote]

Then why hold dual scores meets?  Why have points at all or divisions?  Serious question.

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[size=18]To foster love for the sport, teach teamwork and instill the principles of good sportsmanship.[/size]

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Hold non-scored meets and swim everyone.

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[size=18]That's what the B meets are for![/size]

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But the dumb poster quoting the NVSL missed the word COMPETITION (swim the fastest, use strategy, try to win, there is no I in TEAM) but still wants to protect the slower swimming age group from the faster kids.   That is a B meet plain and simple. You cannot have it both ways.  You can't want your kid to swim in the competitive A meet but not have it competitive so your kid gets a chance.  The A meet is for the kids who are the fastest regardless of age.  Most teams don't have enough kids to swim up and are stuck within age groups.  To be able to swim kids up and take points is a great problem for a team.[/quote]

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