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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of course parents clap for these kids.  It doesn’t change the fact that they should never have been entered into that event.  Kids are sorted into heats so that everyone has a semi competitive race.  If your kid is in the slowest heat and is still unable to at least reasonably keep up then they should not have been allowed to swim that race yet by their coaches. They are not physically ready yet. It is actually a sign of a bad coach.[/quote]

Sometimes kids need to race a distance to prove to themselves that they can do it and then they are motivated to improve afterwards. Sometimes they need to experience what it’s like to go out too fast in a 200 free and then die on the way home to learn how to pace themselves.

You could argue the same for swimmers at the Olympics who had slower times than my 8 year old. This may surprise you, but their swim experience is not about the convenience of the spectators. [/quote]
Isn’t this what practice is for?[/quote]

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