I think its worst for girls to be denied decent practice. Many high school programs still have girls practice as much or even less yardage than master teams. I read this on the net, that one girl commented that they only practice 2,000 yards, while the boys I remember in high school had workouts of yardage between 5,000 to 10,000 befored they tapered. So, this ruling hurts girl swimmers more. This is the state of Missouri of course. This is from Phillip Whitten on the swimming world news on the internet. We complain about college programs being elimnated for boys or young men but what about the unfair treatment of girls in high school sports that can't practice on a USA swim Team during their high school years.
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Some states like Missouri are forcing swimmers to chose between high school teams and USA teams. And not all programs intergrate the sexes. On another swimming board on Aol, a girl commented that she swam on a USA swim team but the high school team only practice at 2,000 yards for the girls, she didn't say what the guys did in yardage. Anyway, the mother of the high school girl in Missouri is suing the state and other sports are effective in that state as well. Unless, the high school programs during the school season can have a program for the better swimmers or the year-round swimmers that are similar to the USA programs, I think that they should allowed people to particapte on outside clubs. In my day, the high school programs were so far behind for the girls that swimming on an outside club is the only way you could have made CIF or in some states the state meet.
Some states like Missouri are forcing swimmers to chose between high school teams and USA teams. And not all programs intergrate the sexes. On another swimming board on Aol, a girl commented that she swam on a USA swim team but the high school team only practice at 2,000 yards for the girls, she didn't say what the guys did in yardage. Anyway, the mother of the high school girl in Missouri is suing the state and other sports are effective in that state as well. Unless, the high school programs during the school season can have a program for the better swimmers or the year-round swimmers that are similar to the USA programs, I think that they should allowed people to particapte on outside clubs. In my day, the high school programs were so far behind for the girls that swimming on an outside club is the only way you could have made CIF or in some states the state meet.
