Swimming treated unfairly compared to Track & Field
Former Member
We have had this discussion before, but I've been watching US Trials in Track and getting indignant all over again over 3 competitors qualifying for Olys in Track compared to Swimming. Yes, I know the history of the limitation to 2 in Swimming, but the world has changed and there are certainly other countries that could send 3 world class competitors...anyway, compared to Track, we as a sport, are getting jobbed!
Parents
Former Member
1. Lochte and Franklin want attention and money, so they do a lot of events, so Rowdy Gaines can scream about how tough they are on national television.
2. Swimming has way too many events. For example, there is a swimming-backwards competition at the Olympic level, at two different distances. There is not a running-backwards competition, so they have more slots in the running competition, or as event-overloaded swimmers would call it, "freestyle."
1. Lochte and Franklin want attention and money, so they do a lot of events, so Rowdy Gaines can scream about how tough they are on national television.
2. Swimming has way too many events. For example, there is a swimming-backwards competition at the Olympic level, at two different distances. There is not a running-backwards competition, so they have more slots in the running competition, or as event-overloaded swimmers would call it, "freestyle."
