She does swim all over the world and at all levels of competition probably more than any other person in masters swimming, so it would be difficult to begrudge her her choice to swim for a team outside the U.S. I just though it was a little strange at first glance.
Very true, but her team jumping does cause controversy. When she swam for Illinois Masters, she basically rewrote much of the Illinois State record book. This set off a firestorm of controversy among Illinois residents, some of whom though that Illinois records should be held by Illinois residents. (I understand KPN gave up those state records.)
She came to our zones meet a couple years ago and set a zillion records. No one minded because zones are fair game; anyone can swim. She seemed very affable.
I'm still curious about how her French club affiliation effects her possible USMS rankings and records.
She does swim all over the world and at all levels of competition probably more than any other person in masters swimming, so it would be difficult to begrudge her her choice to swim for a team outside the U.S. I just though it was a little strange at first glance.
Very true, but her team jumping does cause controversy. When she swam for Illinois Masters, she basically rewrote much of the Illinois State record book. This set off a firestorm of controversy among Illinois residents, some of whom though that Illinois records should be held by Illinois residents. (I understand KPN gave up those state records.)
She came to our zones meet a couple years ago and set a zillion records. No one minded because zones are fair game; anyone can swim. She seemed very affable.
I'm still curious about how her French club affiliation effects her possible USMS rankings and records.
