Sounds like a good way to pigeon hole a kid into something he doesn't really want to do all that much. I have swam with plenty of talented swimmers over my years in USA swimming - and can name of a good number of amazing 12 year olds who have not swam a day in their life after age 16.
Sounds like a good way to pigeon hole a kid into something he doesn't really want to do all that much. I have swam with plenty of talented swimmers over my years in USA swimming - and can name of a good number of amazing 12 year olds who have not swam a day in their life after age 16.