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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Splash! Magazine has had a couple of recent issues on just these two topics - High School and USS teams, and minorities in swimming. The articles are quite good, and make it clear that there are issues in both.
I will say that at a recent high school championship (not the fastest division) I saw teams with many minorities, many with knee-length surfing shorts. These boys would not be on a USS team, but were having lots of fun. Perhaps allowing role models from USS teams on the HS team could encourage these swimmers, and others, to swim or swim more or swim more seriously.
Splash! Magazine has had a couple of recent issues on just these two topics - High School and USS teams, and minorities in swimming. The articles are quite good, and make it clear that there are issues in both.
I will say that at a recent high school championship (not the fastest division) I saw teams with many minorities, many with knee-length surfing shorts. These boys would not be on a USS team, but were having lots of fun. Perhaps allowing role models from USS teams on the HS team could encourage these swimmers, and others, to swim or swim more or swim more seriously.
