I'll say one thing for this magazine, interspersed between all of the hero-worship articles are some that cover subjects with real meat. In the last few issues are articles about foreign swimmers with American college scholarships, the conflict between USS and high-school swimming, eating disorders among swimmers, and (the lack of) racial diversity in the sport.
These are real issues to the sport.
Wouldn't it be nice if this group discussed some of these?
There are many states who have rules of this sort with varying degrees of prohibition. There are also many states who have set up a system in which the clubs and the high schools are very cooperative and the kids benefit. There are benefits to be had from both club swimming and high school swimming. One of my issues is that when there is no reason for the state to act in loco parentis they come in and cause numerous athletes to make a difficult choice when they really don't have to make one.
There are many states who have rules of this sort with varying degrees of prohibition. There are also many states who have set up a system in which the clubs and the high schools are very cooperative and the kids benefit. There are benefits to be had from both club swimming and high school swimming. One of my issues is that when there is no reason for the state to act in loco parentis they come in and cause numerous athletes to make a difficult choice when they really don't have to make one.
