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Anonymous wrote:In MCSL they can swim more than two events. I wish they could only swim two. More kids would be able to swim at divisionals. It feels like it’s always the same kids who get to go.

+1 We have one 8U kid who will do 3 strokes & the IM, so it really only leaves one spot in the usual events for another swimmer. Kinda stinks.

In MCSL they can do four events at divisionals? That’s crazy. In CSL they can do three max including IM. One of my kids is at the top of their age group and top 3 in every event, so it’s hard deciding which three to pick. The other one is at the bottom of the age group and 4th on the ladder on 3 events. Whether or not they get a spot depends on what the top kids decide to swim.

Anonymous wrote:Last year our coach asked the top 2 on the ladder overall to pick whatever events they wanted to and one kid ended up picking an event where she was 4th on the ladder (but only by a few milliseconds) and knocked out the person that was third entirely. It didn't seem right.

That actually isn’t right and completely defeats the purpose of having a ladder.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Last year our coach asked the top 2 on the ladder overall to pick whatever events they wanted to and one kid ended up picking an event where she was 4th on the ladder (but only by a few milliseconds) and knocked out the person that was third entirely. It didn't seem right.

For clarity: times go to the hundredth of a second, milliseconds are not recorded.

What?? they shouldn't have let that child displace someone with a better time!

Anonymous wrote:Last year our coach asked the top 2 on the ladder overall to pick whatever events they wanted to and one kid ended up picking an event where she was 4th on the ladder (but only by a few milliseconds) and knocked out the person that was third entirely. It didn't seem right.

For clarity: times go to the hundredth of a second, milliseconds are not recorded.

Last year our coach asked the top 2 on the ladder overall to pick whatever events they wanted to and one kid ended up picking an event where she was 4th on the ladder (but only by a few milliseconds) and knocked out the person that was third entirely. It didn't seem right.

Anonymous wrote:In NVSL, kids can only swim 2 strokes INCLUDING IM.

For clarity: in NVSL, swimmers may participate in a maximum of two events.

In NVSL, kids can only swim 2 strokes INCLUDING IM.

I think PMSL they can also swim 3 events + relay. I have an 8 year old who will go in free, back, breast (no 8&u fly or IM in PMSL) + relay - but I kind of agree it would be nice for them to be limited to 2 events to allow more kids to participate. (selfishly the 2 limit would also make it more realistic for my older kid to make divisionals instead of being a perennial alternate)

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In MCSL they can swim more than two events. I wish they could only swim two. More kids would be able to swim at divisionals. It feels like it’s always the same kids who get to go.

+1 We have one 8U kid who will do 3 strokes & the IM, so it really only leaves one spot in the usual events for another swimmer. Kinda stinks.

+2 I wish MCSL had stricter limits, too. Maybe up to three events, but five is too many. And my kids swim year round, usually go to Divisionals, etc. - other people should get the chance. It's summer swim.

Anonymous wrote:In MCSL they can swim more than two events. I wish they could only swim two. More kids would be able to swim at divisionals. It feels like it’s always the same kids who get to go.

That's how Coaches Long Course works.

Anonymous wrote:In MCSL they can swim more than two events. I wish they could only swim two. More kids would be able to swim at divisionals. It feels like it’s always the same kids who get to go.

+1 We have one 8U kid who will do 3 strokes & the IM, so it really only leaves one spot in the usual events for another swimmer. Kinda stinks.

In MCSL they can swim more than two events. I wish they could only swim two. More kids would be able to swim at divisionals. It feels like it’s always the same kids who get to go.

If hey aren’t the same kids then the top two in freestyle swim freestyle. The top two in breast swim breast.

If a kid is too in two or more events they pick which two they want to swim.

Swimmers can only swim in 2 events.

Which league? There is an NVSL Divisionals thread from earlier this week.

I know divisionals goes by the ladder but how does this work if the top four say in freestyle are not the same as the top four in breaststroke. Does freestyle take priority?