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!
My peeve is with the decathlon (the winner is supposed the worlds greatest athlete because he can run/throw/jump). Let’s make it a dodecathlon and add a couple of swimming events (possibly 100 and 800 freestyle?).
Heck, 12? Why not get rid of those needless field events (you could really hurt someone with all those spears, poles and bars - it's way too dangerous, and just screaming for ambulance chasers) and all that sprint-y stuff (everyone knows sprinters other than Leslie are just whiny layabouts), then toss in a nice long bike ride so you can see the sights while you're in Merry Old England? Whittle it down to three events so nobody has to count very high (witness Connor Jaeger's 1600 yesterday - he clearly lost count). They could call it a triathlon... :D
My peeve is with the decathlon (the winner is supposed the worlds greatest athlete because he can run/throw/jump). Let’s make it a dodecathlon and add a couple of swimming events (possibly 100 and 800 freestyle?).
Heck, 12? Why not get rid of those needless field events (you could really hurt someone with all those spears, poles and bars - it's way too dangerous, and just screaming for ambulance chasers) and all that sprint-y stuff (everyone knows sprinters other than Leslie are just whiny layabouts), then toss in a nice long bike ride so you can see the sights while you're in Merry Old England? Whittle it down to three events so nobody has to count very high (witness Connor Jaeger's 1600 yesterday - he clearly lost count). They could call it a triathlon... :D
