I remember P Mulins the author maybe I missed spelled his name talking about swimming being a white upper-middle class sport and the country club set. I guess he had not met Shirley Bashashoff that came from a blue collar background. Anyway, swimmers in elite circles tend to be more from upper-middle families than the non-elite. In high school programs, their are plenty of them from the barrio and the ghetto. Also, he seems to think swimming is divided between whites and blacks. In his state, both Latinos and Asians outnumber blacks. And Latinos are the group lowest on the income level in that state and Arizona mainly done to immirgation. I think the swimming world is seeing that in the states, its not a black and white world anymore,even in the south asians and latins have increase.
Parents
Former Member
Just interested in the following quote from an earlier post:
"Sure, the Australians are good swimmers, but they stink at most other sports (save Volleyball)."
Interesting then that in recent years, Australia have competed at top level in swimming, rugby, cricket, athletics, cycling, rowing, diving, field hockey .... and presumably volleyball.
all this, from a population of fewer than 20 million!!!!!
- and the population of North America is???
All things considered, for a relatively 'small' nation, they don't appear to be doing that badly.
Just a thought....
Just interested in the following quote from an earlier post:
"Sure, the Australians are good swimmers, but they stink at most other sports (save Volleyball)."
Interesting then that in recent years, Australia have competed at top level in swimming, rugby, cricket, athletics, cycling, rowing, diving, field hockey .... and presumably volleyball.
all this, from a population of fewer than 20 million!!!!!
- and the population of North America is???
All things considered, for a relatively 'small' nation, they don't appear to be doing that badly.
Just a thought....
