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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s a recreational swim league, who cares? Logistically it makes sense to use June 1 that’s why leagues all over the country have done it for decades. It’s a short season and I doubt seriously that any college is recruiting at 
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Want to make it truly fair and level the playing field, do what other sports do and don’t allow the club athletes to participate in the recreational league.

Problem solved. [/quote]

That’s a terrible idea. I was a s l o w swimmer who got dragged along to swim practices with a faster sibling. Summer swimming was what made club team worth it for me. Club swimming kept me healthy and taught me better technique. I say this as someone who swam two A times in my entire life: it didn’t matter who wins the race. It doesn’t matter who has a good or bad birthday. My parents modeled a low-key attitude about winning. You can too, OP.[/quote]

PP here you are quoting - I was being sarcastic. My point is people are whining about a birthday cutoff giving so perceived advantage, when clearly there is an actual advantage if kids participate in year round swim as their primary sport, but no one is complaining that creates an unfair advantage in a recreational swim league.

Of course everyone should be able to participate it’s just for fun.

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