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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm actually kind of amazed at how un-diverse swimming is. Only sport I've seen this so far.[/quote]

Well, I dont know where you are swimming but some of the very best teams in the area are primarily black.  Takoma Park has an absolutely amazing team that is at least 75-80% black.  Several community pools in PG County and Montgomery Co have phenomemal swim teams that are at least 50% if not more like 99%, black.  One of the best area summer leagues is the Prince-Mont league.  It has a few DC clubs and then the rest are in PG and MoCo.  You may need to get out more.[/quote]

Oh, and I am a white mom and our NW DC team, MVP Dolphins, is primarily white but also has kids who are black, Hispanic, Asian, quite a nice mix actually and a great group of kids.  It is open to any and all who want to join.  Practices are in the evenings at the Lab School's indoor.  Home meets are also at lab School and on Saturdays.   We travel to away meets all around DC, MoCo, and PG.  The coaches are really great and it a fun team for all ages.  Google it if you are looking for a nice, summer team.[/quote]

This a NW team? It looks like meets are out in Laurel and far PG? Why? We live near Lab School, but do not want to go all the way out to PG for a meet.[/quote]

It is a NWDC team.  Members live in Palisades, Kent, Georgetown, Spring Valley, Cleveland Park, Capitol Hill, etc...  The league it is in is a top league that is very diverse and very competitive.  Lots of Sea Devils kids swim on it in the summer.  I like that we go all over the DC area for meets.  Yes, they are often far away but I have seen neighborhoods that I would otherwise never have had reason to go see.  I have meet some really wonderful people who I might not have otherwise had occasion to meet.  Plus, my kids have had a reason to see many different parts of this large city.  They get a valuable and easy lesson in sociology - seeing how universal swimming is and yet how varied the DC metro area is in terms of economics, "race," housing stock and neighborhoods.  I didn't sign them up for that reason (just because its a team with a fantastic reputation) but it has definitely been a huge plus in my book.  I highly encourage you to sign your kids up.  It is a great team and a great league.  [/quote]

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