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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your kid is a year round swimmer who always gets in A meets it might be nice to have your kid skip an A meet at some point just to give other kids a chance. Maybe one against a team your team normally beats easily. Like plan a trip or something for that weekend. My kid is turning out to be an A meet swimmer and I think it kind of works out that we will be out of town for at least one A meet because it will give some other kids a chance. As a former year round swimmer I remember some of the resentment thrown my way by high school and summer teammates because they hardly ever saw me at practice but I was always top seed in my events and on relays at the meets. In retrospect it would not have hurt at all to miss a summer league meet or two each season just to open up spots in the lineup for someone who feels like they’re never going to get a shot. It’s something I’m going to keep in mind if my kid sticks with swimming and stays an A meet swimmer. If we end up having a conflict some weekend I won’t go out of my way to prioritize the swim meet.  [/quote]

Sorry, but I'm not having my kid skip an A meet just so someone else can swim.  That's not how it works.  Yeah, we do go on vacation and sometimes miss an A meet but if my kid is higher on the ladder we're not going to sit out just so someone else gets a chance.  That's the ENTIRE point of B meets.

I have 2 A meet swimmers.  One swims year round, one hardly ever is in the pool.  The year round swimmer never goes to practice, but is a coach.  The other one may go to practice occasionally.  Both are in older age groups and the # of swimmers has slightly dwindled.

A meets should go by the ladder.  Full stop.  None of this trophy for participation crap.  Luckily we're in a division closer to the bottom than the top and the competition aspect of it is not as intense.  I have heard of controversy/complaining over who is in the A meet but it's been from a few known parents.  It's never been a huge issue. [/quote]

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