Well…my daughter did what I thought she would have to do to make the swim team. Unfortunately, we learned today that she was just a few seconds short from making the team. She was crushed. I was sad for her. My wife was sad. It is hard to see your daughter that sad and not be sad too. She worked hard. She did the swim teams. She did the special camp the coach ran this summer. Lap after lap after lap in the pool, only to learn that she didn’t get selected. It is unfortunate that this is our system. I wonder how many freshman go to high school with a desire to participate in the school sports, only to get cut, and that ends their sports career. I understand why they don’t want to try when they are sophomores. I just don’t know if this system is healthy. Another school in the area takes all the freshman. No cuts. It doesn’t seem fair that if I just lived a few miles west, my daughter would be on the team instead of being SO disappointed. She’s still awesome in my eyes! I hope she keeps trying.