Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Untrue - On the board at one of those 'top Division 1 pools' and there is absolutely no 'back-door' for fast swimmers. Take a look at the meet sheets year to year, these are the same kids swimming year after year and participating in year-round club swim.
+1. I belong to one of the "top Division 1 pools" and we have friends who are on their 4th year of waiting. Even this year, they've already been notified they won't get a spot.
Not sure why this idea keeps getting passed around, but there's no way to jump the waitlist. Sorry.
Anonymous wrote:Untrue - On the board at one of those 'top Division 1 pools' and there is absolutely no 'back-door' for fast swimmers. Take a look at the meet sheets year to year, these are the same kids swimming year after year and participating in year-round club swim.
Anonymous wrote:D2 team parent here. Happy for OKM swimmers, coaches and families. They were gracious and spirited competitors when they swam at the LC - and when we crossed paths at the Divisionals meets. The comment about team T-shirts was trite and small-minded. No one has a monopoly on the color red or the flag. Stay on the high road OKM, and do well in D1!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Explain how Overlee (or any of those pools) remain on top when they have 10 year waitlists.
They should have no kids under the age of 12 to seed a meet - yet, somehow by magic they do.
Even accounting for large families with kids of all ages, it does not add up. Those teams should die because of their membership situation. It does with other pools, but not them.
There is no wait list if your kid is fast and any of the top 3 Division 1 pools
Anonymous wrote:Explain how Overlee (or any of those pools) remain on top when they have 10 year waitlists.
They should have no kids under the age of 12 to seed a meet - yet, somehow by magic they do.
Even accounting for large families with kids of all ages, it does not add up. Those teams should die because of their membership situation. It does with other pools, but not them.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'd be happy to see OKM do well and represent pools in our area of the county!
Agree, but mostly hope the OKM families and swimmers will rub their positive sportsmanship off on the teams in D1 who are lacking. As a parent of a team that competed against OKM last year, I noticed how gracious, humble, and kind the swimmers, reps, and parents were, even with season-after-season of going undefeated. I hope they show these teams what true winners are, and it has nothing to do with the scoreboard. Maybe the D1 parents on this thread will take this to heart as well.
Huh. I am rooting for OKM so that there is new blood in D1, but we also competed against them last year and did NOT experience any sort of good sportsmanship. In fact, a few of our families commented how they would fit right in with the other D1 teams.
+1. And the borderline MAGA tshirts. It’ll be an interesting summer.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:PP here sorry, highlighted the wrong comment. Was curious about the prior commenter who said they have a shallow pool and All Star Caliber swimmers should ready their shallow dives.... what pool is that?
I'm pretty sure the poster was referring to Pinecrest (PC). A number of pools have shallow starting ends so it's not really a big deal or something that takes months to prepare for.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
If it gets any harder to find volunteer pools, they will have to. Hosting is not great for the pool- you lose your facilities for a whole day in the middle of pool season for an event that you may note even have swimmers participating.
PC here: You lose your pool for more than a day. Two days for set up (per NVSL request) plus day of. We are fortunate to have an agreement with Fox Mill Estates for our members to use the other when either of us are closed but it’s still a huge burden and inconvenience for the membership.
The NVSL does give some money, but it’s understood it’s just enough to cover port-a-potties, traffic cops, and other expenses incurred by the host pool. The only hope for a profit is concessions if done well.
Anonymous wrote:Good idea. Entry fees would lessen the burden. Also having pools with a lot of swimmers provide the volunteers. I think Orange Hunt did that.
ASR always seems like a bigger burden to me. Plus the risk of storms in the evening is tough to handle.
Anonymous wrote:PP here sorry, highlighted the wrong comment. Was curious about the prior commenter who said they have a shallow pool and All Star Caliber swimmers should ready their shallow dives.... what pool is that?
Anonymous wrote:PP here sorry, highlighted the wrong comment. Was curious about the prior commenter who said they have a shallow pool and All Star Caliber swimmers should ready their shallow dives.... what pool is that?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:PC again: we are also fully aware that we are not an ideal pool for a meet like this. They were desperate, we offered. If you have an all-star caliber swimmer, have them start practicing their shallow dives.
You guys are awesome for making it work. I’m sure it will be a great meet.
Which pool does the above commenter come from? Why not have pools do a rotation schedule?