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Originally Posted by alum
Slightly off-topic:
Summer swim leagues are HUGE in NoVA for the 4-18 y.o. set. It's a family-based function that is not nearly as competitive as AAU/USA. Where else can your first-grader be on the same team as your sophomore? ANYWAY, 2 former members of our local pool who have aged out last year are swimming in the trials right now. Go Cobias!  |
They're big here in Seattle and the suburbs, too. Country clubs and neighborhood swim clubs. I grew up doing swim and dive team. I was so surprised when I went to college in Calif. and met so many people that didn't know how to swim! I figured it must have been because the kids grew up going to the beach and just played around in their backyard pools instead of swimming actual strokes and laps as part of a team.