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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The swimmer is at Chinquapin and Mt. Vernon.  They are in the water six days a week.  They are not even a teen yet.  Yes, it is happening.  The swimmer's parents pushed for it and have been pushing since their swimmer was 10, Barry finally gave in when the swimmer turned 12.[/quote]
The # of days in the water wouldn’t be so much of a concern for me. I’m fairly certain I know who you’re taking about, and my kid in the same age group (with a big club) is in the water 5-6 days a week. The difference is the actual training my kid is doing is geared toward kids that are 11-13 years old not HS kids. [/quote]

You should be concerned. Swimming 5-6 days a week before high school is insanity. -Former d1 swimmer whose daughter is 11, swims 3 days a week and still finals at JOs. [/quote]
I’m not. My kid has not been injured or had any aches and pains. She’s training appropriately for her age. I’m calling BS that she was 11 last year and finaled at JOs training 3 days a week. You can final at age 10 with that but once you get past the 10U group you are way behind the curve if you’re only in the water 3 days a week. [/quote]

That is far from true.  My made JOs at 11-12 with 3 day a week practices and I know lots of kids that do.  I agree that at 13, five days a week is the standard.[/quote]
The PP was talking about making finals, not just making JOs. It takes about an A time to make JOs, which is not that difficult for a talented kid to do in the shorter events. [/quote]

Who cares about finaling at JOs.  The goal should be for your child to be their best and still love the sport as they grow older.  Maybe actually do their best times as a senior in high school or beyond.  You mock people who have their kids swim 3 times a week as an age grouper, saying their kid is gonna fall behind, but ignore the countless people who tell you that’s not true.  You should probably listen to people who try to warn you about the dangers of burnout.  But you’ll convince yourself it won’t happen to your kid.  
-signed former US National swimmer who swam 3-4 times a week until they were 15.  (But what do I know)[/quote]

Thank you for this!  My DS' coach really discourages his elite age group swimmers from exceeding 4 days/week of 90 min practices, for all the reasons you say above and others have been pointing out.  As a parent, you always worry you're somehow short-changing your child if you don't follow the lead of some of the most competitive clubs and swimmers in the area, but we trust this coach and his guidance.  His group is swimming so well this year and I'm excited to see what these kids will do when they're older and practicing even more.  Your post reinforced all of that, thank you. This is not a criticism of other families' choices, but is reassuring that ours is okay too. [/quote]

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