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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our coaches don’t ask us. It’s all about times, and what combination of best times among which swimmers will yield the best results. Our coaches do look at swimmers at the upcoming A meet competition, and will adjust accordingly.

OP here. This is what I thought… thanks! I asked because my swimmer was number 2 in butterfly, and that’s his least favorite stroke and the others in the heat are significantly slower. Just wondering if they will ask him to swim that since there aren’t a lot of butterfly swimmers in 8 and under.

Another question I have is, does that mean he would need to swim in the other 1 stroke in a B meet to qualify for the next A meet? Sorry, this is our first true season in summer swim. He just swam all B meets last summer and wasn’t paying attention to how selections are made for A meets.

Should have mentioned earlier that we are in MCSL.

PP you’re quoting - you’re welcome! We’re in MCSL, too. We just mark our swimmers as “available” or “not available” for A meets and the coaches take it from there.

For our team, selection for A meets is based on times from the A meet the week prior and the B meet a few days prior. So, if it’s close, a swimmer could potentially do well enough in a B meet to knock a kid out of an A meet. There are so many specifics, though, and it also depends on your team’s policy for kids swimming both A and B meets. For example, a kid might not be eligible to swim in a B meet in a given event based on performance/attendance at the A meet - but then be knocked out of the next week’s A meet. That would then make them eligible for the next week’s B meet, chance to win back their place, etc.

Hopefully this is clearer than mud.

OP here. For our team, a swimmer cannot repeat the same events in B meet. Doesn’t matter if the swimmer is placed last.

My question is, do most swimmers swim the 4th event in B meet then? Say, if my son swim FS, backstroke, and fly. Would he need to swim breast in B meet to get a time so that he can be considered for the next A meet?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our coaches don’t ask us. It’s all about times, and what combination of best times among which swimmers will yield the best results. Our coaches do look at swimmers at the upcoming A meet competition, and will adjust accordingly.

OP here. This is what I thought… thanks! I asked because my swimmer was number 2 in butterfly, and that’s his least favorite stroke and the others in the heat are significantly slower. Just wondering if they will ask him to swim that since there aren’t a lot of butterfly swimmers in 8 and under.

Another question I have is, does that mean he would need to swim in the other 1 stroke in a B meet to qualify for the next A meet? Sorry, this is our first true season in summer swim. He just swam all B meets last summer and wasn’t paying attention to how selections are made for A meets.

Should have mentioned earlier that we are in MCSL.

PP you’re quoting - you’re welcome! We’re in MCSL, too. We just mark our swimmers as “available” or “not available” for A meets and the coaches take it from there.

For our team, selection for A meets is based on times from the A meet the week prior and the B meet a few days prior. So, if it’s close, a swimmer could potentially do well enough in a B meet to knock a kid out of an A meet. There are so many specifics, though, and it also depends on your team’s policy for kids swimming both A and B meets. For example, a kid might not be eligible to swim in a B meet in a given event based on performance/attendance at the A meet - but then be knocked out of the next week’s A meet. That would then make them eligible for the next week’s B meet, chance to win back their place, etc.

Hopefully this is clearer than mud.

Anonymous wrote:NP, and just curious…do your coaches give priority to current season times, or do they consider past performance for the ladder?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our coaches don’t ask us. It’s all about times, and what combination of best times among which swimmers will yield the best results. Our coaches do look at swimmers at the upcoming A meet competition, and will adjust accordingly.

OP here. This is what I thought… thanks! I asked because my swimmer was number 2 in butterfly, and that’s his least favorite stroke and the others in the heat are significantly slower. Just wondering if they will ask him to swim that since there aren’t a lot of butterfly swimmers in 8 and under.

Another question I have is, does that mean he would need to swim in the other 1 stroke in a B meet to qualify for the next A meet? Sorry, this is our first true season in summer swim. He just swam all B meets last summer and wasn’t paying attention to how selections are made for A meets.

Should have mentioned earlier that we are in MCSL.

Anonymous wrote:NP, and just curious…do your coaches give priority to current season times, or do they consider past performance for the ladder?

Anonymous wrote:You’re not in NVSL, so not sure it applies, but for an NVSL A meet, it’s based on the seeding that would score the most points against the other team. Based on the competition, if your swimmer is more likely to score points in certain events, those are the events they’ll swim. (For Divisionals, it’s swimmers’ choice if they’re eligible for the spot in more than 2 events. That’s an individual meet and not a team competition. Most kids would choose the events for which they have the best chance of advancing to All Stars.)

Anonymous wrote:Our coaches don’t ask us. It’s all about times, and what combination of best times among which swimmers will yield the best results. Our coaches do look at swimmers at the upcoming A meet competition, and will adjust accordingly.