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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is depressing.  Why can't the winter swimmers have their own meets?  ...concerned my kids will lose interest if they're always B meet.  But I am happy to hear the B meets can be fun.  They certainly were at our last pool but everyone was in it together but every kid had a chance.  They weren't outdone as a matter of course by the winter swim kids.[/quote]

OP, I just want to offer another perspective. My son works hard during winter swim but is always middle of the pack or lower. He will never be a fast swimmer but loves it anyway. In the summer at our mid-tier pool he usually (but not always) makes A meets and is so proud when he does. It's surprising to me that any adult would begrudge him - or any child like him - that opportunity because he participates in winter swim.

Consider flipping the scrip and focusing on all the great things about swim team generally. Even though B meets can be a grind for parents, they are so much fun for kids and an opportunity for them to get best times and hang out with their friends! If you frame it that way and don't make a big deal about A vs. B meets I doubt your kids will mind very much.  It's all in how you look at it.

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My kid too but these are not the kids most care about.  It’s the kids who don’t practice with the team, only do meets and dominate the a meets.  [/quote]
I’ve posted this before, but our large team affirmatively asks the club kids to just continue practicing with their club to thin out the practices so that the kids who actually need coaching from the summer coaches get it. It is not just the club kids making the choice to not participate in the summer swim team practices. [/quote]

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