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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We as parents have to acknowledge that the sport is changing. To swim at a competive mid major 20 years ago you only needed to be like a 1:45 in the 200 free for boys and now you have to be sub 1:42 to even get a look at ANY D1 school and it’s just getting faster.

People may have been successful in getting to swim D1 swimming by swimming 3 days a week until high school in the past but it’s obvious that you are going to have to do ALOT more to be able to go sub 1:40 at 17 than go sub 1:45 at 17 and that difference isn’t just in a 2-3 year timeframe.[/quote]

Horseshit.  Training has improved.  There still is not a need to overtrain.  This is a myth.  And I didn't swim 20 years ago.  I swim FIVE years ago and coach now.[/quote]
I wouldn’t say it’s a myth since it’s undisputed that the larger clubs have practice requirements for their elite age groupers that exceed 3 days a week. A minimum of 4 or 5 (which means that 5 or 6 is really what is expected) seems to be the norm from age 11-14. [/quote]

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