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Competitive Swimming

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Sazzle1980 · 10/11/2021 16:33

Hi there, my 10 year old daughter has recently starting swimming for a competitive swim club. They have recently moved the timing of their Saturday morning session from 8.30 to 6.30 meaning we will have to be up at 5.30 to manage the drive to the pool. We think that this is unreasonable given her age and the fact that she is a beginner. Has anyone else had similar experiences?

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Precipice · 10/11/2021 16:47

I did club swimming - there was a Sunday early session I never went to. Probably your daughter has also other sessions in the week that are less cumbersome. You can just do those, only you'll be getting less for your money and she'll have less training time than some others.

cingolimama · 10/11/2021 16:44

Agree this is normal and not unreasonable for competitive swimming. It's a huge commitment and not one to be undertaken lightly.

Dodgygeezer · 10/11/2021 16:42

This is pretty much normal for competitive swimming. If you don't like it, don't do it.

millyv · 10/11/2021 16:41

The only thing I would say is that if your child is swimming for a competitive club then they are not a beginner and have potential... my daughter has swum since she is 2 but I pulled her out of 'squad training' at the age of 7, she didn't need to be doing an hours training with children much older than her.

It all depends on your child, my daughter just loves the pool but didn't want to take part in races. She still loves swimming and now does beach life saving in the summer and then their indoor pool training during the winter. This way she gets to enjoy it with no pressure.

Up to you really, I wouldn't do it if my child wasn't 100% up for it!