If I am reading this right, Swiminfo.com is reporting that Craig Stevens is indeed going to back out of the 400 and leave it up to Australia Swimming to "pick another member of the Olympic Team" to swim that race in Athens. If I am ANY other country, swimmer, the 3rd place finisher at the Trials or an organization interested in ethics, then I am raising a stink on this one!!!! Thorpe DQ'd and the Aussies are going to skirt the rule and get him in anyway. They would be relegated to the status of Ben Johnson, Rosie Ruiz, and the 60+% of MLB who are on steriods! This is FREAKIN' UNBELIEVABLE. I have no respect for any of the aforementioned and if this happens, none for Ian Thorpe and the Australian swim federation (or whatever official name they hide behind) are in that seeming, stinking pile.
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Thermador, from all of the info I have heard on the subject, I think you are right! Sounds like there is a personality conflict between the two! That should never interfere with a coach/swimmer relationship!
I have swimmers I coach that personally I don't like a whole lot, but I try and treat them just like any of my other swimmers.
I had a First Sergeant years ago when I was in the 82nd ABN that had a saying that went something like this, "Principals before Personalities!"
Alas, I digress! Back to the Thorpe issue!
Geek, one last thing...you know now that if Thorpe wins, there will always be an asterisk next to his name for this! At least for those purists like me!
:D
Thermador, from all of the info I have heard on the subject, I think you are right! Sounds like there is a personality conflict between the two! That should never interfere with a coach/swimmer relationship!
I have swimmers I coach that personally I don't like a whole lot, but I try and treat them just like any of my other swimmers.
I had a First Sergeant years ago when I was in the 82nd ABN that had a saying that went something like this, "Principals before Personalities!"
Alas, I digress! Back to the Thorpe issue!
Geek, one last thing...you know now that if Thorpe wins, there will always be an asterisk next to his name for this! At least for those purists like me!
:D
