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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]On the whole the number of days you swim depends on several factors.  MOST kids should swim two days a week (or less) until age 10.  This is when you move up to three days a week and in some clubs four days.

Most reputable clubs will not allow a kid under the age of 13 to swim more than that.  Yes, some kids want to but they would be better served by cross training the other days.  The reason for this is overuse injuries. There is a strong correlation of early intense training and shoulder injuries with swimmers.

You will see certain clubs push kids into more training way to early. Clubs that benefit significantly on the days in the water you are signed up for - push too early. Besides injuries there is more chance of burnout.

Swimming should be considered a life long sport with intense training starting in high school.  
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This is NOT true.[/quote]

It actually is and I am not the original poster but I am orthopedist that moved to this area and you would be shocked at how young I see kids in this area compared to the West Coast. Some sports young athletes are pushed early because there is a peak for that sport.  Not the case for swimming, where kids have a long time to actually hit their peak and by taking it incrementally (and in line with their development) they are less likely to have injuries or to burn out.  But this area is full of type A people that push them hard early to see those jumps but you miss out on the long game.

I am not saying that this fits all kids.  I believe that a girl after puberty should train five days a week for two hours a day, even if she is ten.  But certainly that would be an exception.[/quote]

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