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
Leo,
Good luck!! This is long over due! I have an interest in this case because my son, now only 12, will have to choose unless the law changes. We're watching the results closley and hoping they will come up with a way that is fair for the athlete as well as the HS.
As you know, these athletes already give up so much of their free and social time, to prevent them from being around friends and peers just because they don't want to fall behind on training. Also the quality of most HS coaches is questionable at best. This means that the athlete learns bad habits that can take years to correct.
For the sake of the schools, the swimmers and their parents, I wish you the best in this case.
Leo,
Good luck!! This is long over due! I have an interest in this case because my son, now only 12, will have to choose unless the law changes. We're watching the results closley and hoping they will come up with a way that is fair for the athlete as well as the HS.
As you know, these athletes already give up so much of their free and social time, to prevent them from being around friends and peers just because they don't want to fall behind on training. Also the quality of most HS coaches is questionable at best. This means that the athlete learns bad habits that can take years to correct.
For the sake of the schools, the swimmers and their parents, I wish you the best in this case.
