Amy Van Dyken

If that is the case than she should say so and not send her father to have Swiminfo.com take the article off the sight and threaten legal action. I don't think she is guilty of anything, but this whole idea of Gary Hall saying something that is "total crap" is way out of line. He, as well as all of us, is entitled to his opinion. I really wonder if someone else had said what needed to be said in the first place, would there be such an uproar? It's amazing to me how whenever Gary does anything people see that he has alterior motives. When Race Club was announced a month or so ago many people were on here jumping on Gary about that, it was exclusive, sexist, anti-American, etc... When it was RUMORED a few years ago he might move to Australia to train and make a living swimming, people on here called him a traitor or similar statements. Some on here wished he would leave the country as he was bad fo USA Swimming. If you look at his record not only with swimming but more importantly the message he sends to milllions of diabetics around the world, he is doing great things on both fronts. I think he truly believes he is on a mission to bring hope and educate about this horrible disease that has stricken so many people. You probably see that I am from AZ and am speaking up for a friend. Truth be known, I don't know Gary at all (know his father somewhat), and have no personal agenda here. I am just getting sick of so many "righteous" people on here jumping on his case for everything he does or is even rumored to do. Look at his record of results in and out of the pool. Yes he did some immature things in the early 90's but how many of us regret saying or doing things in our late teens or early 20's? I think if you truly looked unbiased at what he does, you will see that he is doing more for a sport that we all love and trying to promote it in a way that a larger mass of Americans might become interested in it.

If that is the case than she should say so and not send her father to have Swiminfo.com take the article off the sight and threaten legal action. I don't think she is guilty of anything, but this whole idea of Gary Hall saying something that is "total crap" is way out of line. He, as well as all of us, is entitled to his opinion. I really wonder if someone else had said what needed to be said in the first place, would there be such an uproar? It's amazing to me how whenever Gary does anything people see that he has alterior motives. When Race Club was announced a month or so ago many people were on here jumping on Gary about that, it was exclusive, sexist, anti-American, etc... When it was RUMORED a few years ago he might move to Australia to train and make a living swimming, people on here called him a traitor or similar statements. Some on here wished he would leave the country as he was bad fo USA Swimming. If you look at his record not only with swimming but more importantly the message he sends to milllions of diabetics around the world, he is doing great things on both fronts. I think he truly believes he is on a mission to bring hope and educate about this horrible disease that has stricken so many people. You probably see that I am from AZ and am speaking up for a friend. Truth be known, I don't know Gary at all (know his father somewhat), and have no personal agenda here. I am just getting sick of so many "righteous" people on here jumping on his case for everything he does or is even rumored to do. Look at his record of results in and out of the pool. Yes he did some immature things in the early 90's but how many of us regret saying or doing things in our late teens or early 20's? I think if you truly looked unbiased at what he does, you will see that he is doing more for a sport that we all love and trying to promote it in a way that a larger mass of Americans might become interested in it.