There's a story on swimswam (swimswam.com/.../) about Anthony Ervin swimming at USMS Nationals and the first comment states:
There is nothing better than going to a USMS meet and seeing swimmers like Anthony Ervin compete. It makes you feel like a 12 year old fan again!
In the same breath I will ask; what is the point of letting their times count as USMS records? They are professional two-a-day swimmers in the same age group categories as young professionals who might make a few practices per week. There is no way real Masters swimmers are able to train to be able to beat them. The professional swimmers wouldn’t be able to beat themselves with the same schedule afforded to the a real Masters swimmer. Thoughts?
My thoughts are that this is ridiculous. Anyone who is registered in USMS has as much right to set a record as anyone else. Who exactly is the arbiter of what a "real masters swimmer" is?
I see a bit of where some complaints are coming from; though I have no problem myself at the end of the day. Say for instance your church had a basketball league, and low and behold LeBron James is your BFF and happens to be free Sunday afternoon to play with your team. Most leagues...even just "fun lesgues" have certain rules about professionals joining in the fun (or perhaps the NBA has a rule about professionals playing in non-NBA basketball).
I certainly do not have an issue with Matt Biondi or even Rowdy Gaines being in the mix. I can see where Nathan Adrian is a bit more of a.???
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I see a bit of where some complaints are coming from; though I have no problem myself at the end of the day. Say for instance your church had a basketball league, and low and behold LeBron James is your BFF and happens to be free Sunday afternoon to play with your team. Most leagues...even just "fun lesgues" have certain rules about professionals joining in the fun (or perhaps the NBA has a rule about professionals playing in non-NBA basketball).
I certainly do not have an issue with Matt Biondi or even Rowdy Gaines being in the mix. I can see where Nathan Adrian is a bit more of a.???
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