I've been following the postings here for a while and I'd like to find out how people feel about the YMCA Nationals. I've participated in the Y-Nationals for years and one thing really bugs me. Every year there are "Ringers" - swimmers who don't actually belong to or swim with a YMCA. They shop around for a Y willing to give them a cheap deal, all so they can swim at the meet. Y-Nationals is supposed to be an event for YMCA members and YMCA's who sponser a team.
I don't undersatnd why a YMCA would sign all the forms for these swimmers and I don't understand why these swimmers feel the need to pretend they are YMCA members.
Does anybody else think this is cheating?
Thanks,
a real YMCA swimmer.
You've gone so far down the slippery slope that I wonder if you knew where you got on the slide.
Y Nationals are not the Olympics and not the NCAAs. Drawing that analogy is erroneous. And, I'm not sure how you drew the distinction between Y membership and wearing fins and taking drugs. I don't think anyone would support that.
You are concerned about one thing and one thing only - trinkets. All that great work you do at the Y doesn't entitle you to the medals or entitle you to swim the fastest. It entitles you to compete, that's it. Why the great concern? What is the harm? Aren't you still practicing and getting in shape and setting PBs?
And, as a member, you don't decide the policies on membership, the board of directors for the Y does. And, membership is not conditional on the amount of work a person does.
If you are upset because you can't swim fast enough to win medals maybe you should train harder to be as good as the "ringers." Then, you could say you are the fastest, period.
Stop whining, start winning!
You've gone so far down the slippery slope that I wonder if you knew where you got on the slide.
Y Nationals are not the Olympics and not the NCAAs. Drawing that analogy is erroneous. And, I'm not sure how you drew the distinction between Y membership and wearing fins and taking drugs. I don't think anyone would support that.
You are concerned about one thing and one thing only - trinkets. All that great work you do at the Y doesn't entitle you to the medals or entitle you to swim the fastest. It entitles you to compete, that's it. Why the great concern? What is the harm? Aren't you still practicing and getting in shape and setting PBs?
And, as a member, you don't decide the policies on membership, the board of directors for the Y does. And, membership is not conditional on the amount of work a person does.
If you are upset because you can't swim fast enough to win medals maybe you should train harder to be as good as the "ringers." Then, you could say you are the fastest, period.
Stop whining, start winning!
