Anonymous wrote:Apply to as many locations as possible but after the mini's group, it's far harder to get in as all the mini's move up to juniors so usually there is just a handful of slots. Very few kids get in. KSAC is really hard to get in and the juniors coach is terrible. Olney and MLK are easier to get into.

The juniors coach is terrible? Yikes, my kid will be in juniors this fall.

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Anonymous wrote:Are RMSC tryouts for both the developmental and advanced practice groups? How fast does a 10 year old girl need to be to get in (more or less)? The KSAC and MLK sites are closest to us, probably about equidistant.

The 10 year olds aren’t trying out for a developmental group, they are looking at juniors and advanced juniors. Generally MLK is easier to get into than KSAC. At age 10, I would say having B times is probably the baseline you would want to have to get in.

Are there time standards for 25yds?

They should be doing 50's, not 25 at that age.

Sorry, I am not op. My child is 8 and hasn’t done many 50s at meets

If your child is 8 (and not turning 9 sometime this summer) and legal in all 4 strokes, they should be able to make minis.

They can make minis with less but it really depends on space available and who else try out at that tryout.

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Anonymous wrote:Are RMSC tryouts for both the developmental and advanced practice groups? How fast does a 10 year old girl need to be to get in (more or less)? The KSAC and MLK sites are closest to us, probably about equidistant.

The 10 year olds aren’t trying out for a developmental group, they are looking at juniors and advanced juniors. Generally MLK is easier to get into than KSAC. At age 10, I would say having B times is probably the baseline you would want to have to get in.

Are there time standards for 25yds?

They should be doing 50's, not 25 at that age.

Sorry, I am not op. My child is 8 and hasn’t done many 50s at meets

If your child is 8 (and not turning 9 sometime this summer) and legal in all 4 strokes, they should be able to make minis.

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Anonymous wrote:Are RMSC tryouts for both the developmental and advanced practice groups? How fast does a 10 year old girl need to be to get in (more or less)? The KSAC and MLK sites are closest to us, probably about equidistant.

The 10 year olds aren’t trying out for a developmental group, they are looking at juniors and advanced juniors. Generally MLK is easier to get into than KSAC. At age 10, I would say having B times is probably the baseline you would want to have to get in.

Are there time standards for 25yds?

They should be doing 50's, not 25 at that age.

Sorry, I am not op. My child is 8 and hasn’t done many 50s at meets

If your child is 8 they can try out for minis. It is much easier to make minis at the rmsc sites.

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Anonymous wrote:Are RMSC tryouts for both the developmental and advanced practice groups? How fast does a 10 year old girl need to be to get in (more or less)? The KSAC and MLK sites are closest to us, probably about equidistant.

The 10 year olds aren’t trying out for a developmental group, they are looking at juniors and advanced juniors. Generally MLK is easier to get into than KSAC. At age 10, I would say having B times is probably the baseline you would want to have to get in.

Are there time standards for 25yds?

They should be doing 50's, not 25 at that age.

Sorry, I am not op. My child is 8 and hasn’t done many 50s at meets

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Anonymous wrote:Are RMSC tryouts for both the developmental and advanced practice groups? How fast does a 10 year old girl need to be to get in (more or less)? The KSAC and MLK sites are closest to us, probably about equidistant.

The 10 year olds aren’t trying out for a developmental group, they are looking at juniors and advanced juniors. Generally MLK is easier to get into than KSAC. At age 10, I would say having B times is probably the baseline you would want to have to get in.

Are there time standards for 25yds?

They should be doing 50's, not 25 at that age.

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Anonymous wrote:Are RMSC tryouts for both the developmental and advanced practice groups? How fast does a 10 year old girl need to be to get in (more or less)? The KSAC and MLK sites are closest to us, probably about equidistant.

The 10 year olds aren’t trying out for a developmental group, they are looking at juniors and advanced juniors. Generally MLK is easier to get into than KSAC. At age 10, I would say having B times is probably the baseline you would want to have to get in.

Are there time standards for 25yds?

Anonymous wrote:Any thoughts on whether or not Olney is easier to get into than MLK. 9yo girl with slow A meet times. Thanks.

These are the motivational age group times for USA swimming. They are by age groups (10U, 11-12, 13-14, and 15-16) by gender for short course yards, short course meters, and long course meters. If your daughter does not have official USA swim times, you can approximate where she falls on the chart with her summer rec times. If she is not diving from the blocks, her time would probably be faster than if she was diving from the side. Pay attention to whether she was swimming in a 25 yard or 25 meter pool.

B times - top 55%, BB - top 35%, A - top 15%, AA - top 8%, AAA - top 6%, AAAA - top 2% nationally.

https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/default-source/timesdocuments/time-standards/2024/2021-2024-national-age-group-motivational-times.pdf

Apply to as many locations as possible but after the mini's group, it's far harder to get in as all the mini's move up to juniors so usually there is just a handful of slots. Very few kids get in. KSAC is really hard to get in and the juniors coach is terrible. Olney and MLK are easier to get into.

Our experience has really been that it’s all about the number of current swimmers, and 10 can be a hard age to get a spot. I’d definitely try out, but let your kid know that if she doesn’t make it it’s not necessarily that she wasn’t qualified, and have a back up plan.

One of my kids tried out for RMSC for years between ages 8 and 11 before finally getting in (as an advanced junior) at 12. Other kids from our pool that are amazing swimmers didn’t make it because there were 0 spots open. My other kid got in right away but tried out as a mini. We’re at Olney.

Anonymous wrote:Any thoughts on whether or not Olney is easier to get into than MLK. 9yo girl with slow A meet times. Thanks.

I think in general Rockville and KSAC have been the hardest to get into. The difference between Olney and MLK will come down to the number of 8 yo minis who will be moving up to juniors at each site and taking slots, and the number of kids in juniors moving to either advanced juniors or aging up to seniors. It is easier to get into the big clubs at 9 than it is 10, because there is more runway to get used to year round swim and improve before the age up to 11-12s. The jump from 10 and under to 11-12 is a big one that is often difficult. My DD started year round at a big club at 9 and had never raced 50s other than freestyle, but was legal in all 4 strokes and was already a good breaststroker so I think she made it based on potential. Generally a club will take the 9 year old over the 10 year old if they have similar times/abilities.

Anonymous wrote:Any thoughts on whether or not Olney is easier to get into than MLK. 9yo girl with slow A meet times. Thanks.

A times, or A meet times? A meet times doesn’t mean anything without the league/division/team.

Any thoughts on whether or not Olney is easier to get into than MLK. 9yo girl with slow A meet times. Thanks.

Anonymous wrote:Are RMSC tryouts for both the developmental and advanced practice groups? How fast does a 10 year old girl need to be to get in (more or less)? The KSAC and MLK sites are closest to us, probably about equidistant.

The 10 year olds aren’t trying out for a developmental group, they are looking at juniors and advanced juniors. Generally MLK is easier to get into than KSAC. At age 10, I would say having B times is probably the baseline you would want to have to get in.

Are RMSC tryouts for both the developmental and advanced practice groups? How fast does a 10 year old girl need to be to get in (more or less)? The KSAC and MLK sites are closest to us, probably about equidistant.