Hi All!
i have a 14 yr old daughter who has been swimming with a USA swimming club for about 1.5yrs now. She is the only person in our family to swim, so naturally I feel in a bit over my head at times, though she seems to fit in well in the swimming world. I’m not sure how my daughter ranks against her peers, or her just others in her age group for that matter, nor what is a “good time” or “bad time”. So I’m wondering what I can do to be a “good swim parent”, how far do I go when she adds time and how happy should I be when she drops a little time? Thanks for all your help! I’ve put a couple of her short course times below.
200 freestyle: 2:03.11
100 freestyle: 57.51
50 Freestyle: 26.19
100 backstroke: 1:04.03
200 backstroke: 2:15.90
100 Butterfly: 1:03.13
200 butterfly: 2:22.78
100 ***: 1:17.66
200 IM: 2:20.12
Hi All!
i have a 14 yr old daughter who has been swimming with a USA swimming club for about 1.5yrs now. She is the only person in our family to swim, so naturally I feel in a bit over my head at times, though she seems to fit in well in the swimming world. I’m not sure how my daughter ranks against her peers, or her just others in her age group for that matter, nor what is a “good time” or “bad time”. So I’m wondering what I can do to be a “good swim parent”, how far do I go when she adds time and how happy should I be when she drops a little time? Thanks for all your help! I’ve put a couple of her short course times below.
200 freestyle: 2:03.11
100 freestyle: 57.51
50 Freestyle: 26.19
100 backstroke: 1:04.03
200 backstroke: 2:15.90
100 Butterfly: 1:03.13
200 butterfly: 2:22.78
100 ***: 1:17.66
200 IM: 2:20.12
The 100 free and 100 back are very good times - so is the 200 free. For only 1.5 years in the pool, this is really something to be proud of - and she will probably only keep improving. forums.usms.org/.../icon14.png
Don't pay too much attention to all the national times - as there are some real freaks of nature out there, including 10-12 year olds who are really blazing the trails.
Let her improve at her own pace, and just be content that you're daughter is enjoying it - and is actually quite good. If that 100 free gets into the :52.0 range by senior year... and 100 back to a :58 or so, - it should open the doors to a few nice college programs. Maybe not scholarship, but you never know. ...It's really admirable that you are trying to find out more - in an effort to be informed and supportive.
Hi All!
i have a 14 yr old daughter who has been swimming with a USA swimming club for about 1.5yrs now. She is the only person in our family to swim, so naturally I feel in a bit over my head at times, though she seems to fit in well in the swimming world. I’m not sure how my daughter ranks against her peers, or her just others in her age group for that matter, nor what is a “good time” or “bad time”. So I’m wondering what I can do to be a “good swim parent”, how far do I go when she adds time and how happy should I be when she drops a little time? Thanks for all your help! I’ve put a couple of her short course times below.
200 freestyle: 2:03.11
100 freestyle: 57.51
50 Freestyle: 26.19
100 backstroke: 1:04.03
200 backstroke: 2:15.90
100 Butterfly: 1:03.13
200 butterfly: 2:22.78
100 ***: 1:17.66
200 IM: 2:20.12
The 100 free and 100 back are very good times - so is the 200 free. For only 1.5 years in the pool, this is really something to be proud of - and she will probably only keep improving. forums.usms.org/.../icon14.png
Don't pay too much attention to all the national times - as there are some real freaks of nature out there, including 10-12 year olds who are really blazing the trails.
Let her improve at her own pace, and just be content that you're daughter is enjoying it - and is actually quite good. If that 100 free gets into the :52.0 range by senior year... and 100 back to a :58 or so, - it should open the doors to a few nice college programs. Maybe not scholarship, but you never know. ...It's really admirable that you are trying to find out more - in an effort to be informed and supportive.
