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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a kid with a June 1 birthday. It is what it is.

I also just watched a different kid with a June first birthday get two all star qualifying times being the youngest person in their age group.[/quote]

Huh? Isn’t the June 1 birthday the best possible swim birthday? Or does it have to be June 2?[/quote]
For NVSL, it’s your age on June 1. So June 1 is the worst. I too know June 1 kids that qualified for all stars yesterday at bottom of age group. Our team has a lot of all star qualifiers every year. Almost none of them are advantaged by the cut off date.

Regardless of my anecdotal experience disputing your assertions, summer swim isn’t supposed to be about the end of season individual championship meets. It’s a team sport. I’m not a fan of re writing rules for the sake of helping individual swimmers be more competitive. That’s what club swim is for. This is summer rec leagues, no blocks, and lots of donuts.  I have a very intense and competitive swim family, but it makes me sad to see the fun and mission of summer swim eroded by the NOVA culture of entitlement and competitiveness. Let us keep summer swim fun! [/quote]

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