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?
Parents
Former Member
Ditto word for word DCarson's reply.
The one sport my daughter truly loves is swimming, even tolerating a 65 mile drive each way to practice. She would like to swim on a high school team next year, but not if it means quitting her USS team. Fortunately, Arkansas does not have such a restriction and she will not have to make that choice. I believe that the more opportunities swimmers have to compete, the better they become in competition. Membership on a high school team has its own benefits, but it is not a year round sport. USS membership is.
Cheers!
Candace
Ditto word for word DCarson's reply.
The one sport my daughter truly loves is swimming, even tolerating a 65 mile drive each way to practice. She would like to swim on a high school team next year, but not if it means quitting her USS team. Fortunately, Arkansas does not have such a restriction and she will not have to make that choice. I believe that the more opportunities swimmers have to compete, the better they become in competition. Membership on a high school team has its own benefits, but it is not a year round sport. USS membership is.
Cheers!
Candace
