The award for the most ridiculous, self-absorbed, overzealous all sports entertainment network in the world goes to...
ESPN, for the 10th year running.
They have once again proven that outside the 4 major sports, Tiger Woods, and the Williams sisters, you're really not much of an athlete. Unless you count token consideration of Cael Sanderson and -ahem- Sarah Hughes (don't even get me started on figure skating).
No offense to college athlete of the year Sue Bird (UConn BB) but a certain swimmer from Cal who set at least 6 AR and 1 WR over the short course season would have had my vote.
Anyone else? Natalie Coughlin, female college athlete of the year as awarded by the USMS discussion crew?
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Here I go again. Philip was talking about famous olympicians involved in masters swimming. I think Spitz helps coached a masters team. Both Evans and Blondi are just in their 30's, might not be interested since they are still young. Shane Gould did get involved with master's swimming in her country. Her American counterpart Shirley Babashoff didn't. I saw Susie Atwood in a meet a few years back. And a few olympians have pop up here and there in masters swimming. Maybe, with many they don't want to compete in meets where they would swim several seconds slower.
Here I go again. Philip was talking about famous olympicians involved in masters swimming. I think Spitz helps coached a masters team. Both Evans and Blondi are just in their 30's, might not be interested since they are still young. Shane Gould did get involved with master's swimming in her country. Her American counterpart Shirley Babashoff didn't. I saw Susie Atwood in a meet a few years back. And a few olympians have pop up here and there in masters swimming. Maybe, with many they don't want to compete in meets where they would swim several seconds slower.
