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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I think aging up on your birthday makes swimming the fairest sport out there.[/b] [/quote]

It can't be anymore fair than that.

I think what OP doesn't like is that it's [b]TOO[/b] fair - no potential ambiguity by which one could gain an unfair advantage.

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Lol, what?[/quote]

What could be more fair than competing the age you are at the time of competition, not the age you may have been at some point in the past?

No wiggle room, no ambiguity - you compete at your age.

It's so fair, it just may be too fair for OP because she is used to the the less fair ways that other sports determine age eligibility.

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Is this actually a serious post?  Let me help you out here.  The JO's are March 10.  Johnnie turns 11 on March 9, so he has to compete as an 11 year old.  Adam turns 13 on March 11, so he competes as a 12 year old in the same races as Johnnie even though he is two years older.  Mikey turns 11 on March 11, so he gets to compete as a 10-year old and doesn't have to compete against Johnnie even though he is older 2 days younger.  [/quote]

Sounds reasonable to me![/quote]

Sure, if your kid is Adam who gets to trounce poor Johnnie who is two years younger.  Then it's awesome.  Not so awesome for Johnnie.[/quote]

My kid has the youngest birthday possible for summer swim. Every other year until turning 16, was the youngest swimmer for their age group. Still made coaches LC, All stars and broke team and pool records.

Some swimmers have a crappy birthday for SC champs, some have one for summer swim and LC champs and zones, others have a terrible birthday for mid season champs in December. The fairest way to deal with it is swim the age you are. How else do you determine where to put the cut off date? Someone will always be potentially swimming against someone 2 years older.[/quote]

I assume you have a daughter. [/quote]

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