Personnally, I am more of NASCAR guy than NPR, but that's just me. If we were to go with your examples listed above, how many other people that belong or have belonged to usms would have to be banned from competing for bullying tactics? Let's not be naive to think that Lance is the only person in usms(past and present) to have a shady side.
Right -- there was no background check to join USMS. We have no idea what other competitors at meets have done in their past. The difference is that Armstrong is a public figure so everything he's done is out there. If it is clearly in the rules that USMS has to follow FINA in this, then he has to be out. Otherwise, I would have no problem swimming with him.
Personnally, I am more of NASCAR guy than NPR, but that's just me. If we were to go with your examples listed above, how many other people that belong or have belonged to usms would have to be banned from competing for bullying tactics? Let's not be naive to think that Lance is the only person in usms(past and present) to have a shady side.
Right -- there was no background check to join USMS. We have no idea what other competitors at meets have done in their past. The difference is that Armstrong is a public figure so everything he's done is out there. If it is clearly in the rules that USMS has to follow FINA in this, then he has to be out. Otherwise, I would have no problem swimming with him.
