Although I was very impressed with Sabir the swimmer, I was not impressed with Sabir the person. What was up with him flexing his muscles before the 50 FLY? Is this the NFL/ NBA or is this master's swimming? I didn't appreciate the "hey everyone, look at me" attitude. Swim the race, shake hands with your competitors, and be thankful for the gift God has given you. Don't show up your competitor like a Pro Wrestler. I wonder how much muscle flexing Sabir will do before events at the olympic trials! I have much respect for him for his talent and swimming accomplishments. But after his display before the 50 Fly, I have little respect for him as the person.
I have been meaning to post my opinion on the Race club appearance at Nationals, but it appears someone beat me to it. After reading the many opinions I can say I don't think there will be any long lasting effects on kids everywhere. However, I felt like their swimming at USMS nationals took something away from masters swimming. Masters is supposed to be about people who love to swim AND have lives too. People that swim USMS have jobs and families. These are guys who may swim at the Olympics in a couple of months and that is ALL THEY DO..IMO they had no buisness swimming competitively at USMS Nat. They were there for one reason.....to make money$$$$. Of course they were so sweet and nice and hamming it up. USMS is full of swimming junkies who will eat it up all the while throwing money at them. It's one thing to have some fun at meet, but about doing it with a little class.
I have been meaning to post my opinion on the Race club appearance at Nationals, but it appears someone beat me to it. After reading the many opinions I can say I don't think there will be any long lasting effects on kids everywhere. However, I felt like their swimming at USMS nationals took something away from masters swimming. Masters is supposed to be about people who love to swim AND have lives too. People that swim USMS have jobs and families. These are guys who may swim at the Olympics in a couple of months and that is ALL THEY DO..IMO they had no buisness swimming competitively at USMS Nat. They were there for one reason.....to make money$$$$. Of course they were so sweet and nice and hamming it up. USMS is full of swimming junkies who will eat it up all the while throwing money at them. It's one thing to have some fun at meet, but about doing it with a little class.
