I was setting up my computer to record NBC's coverage of Trials and noticed the CBC is showing the Canadian trials this weekend. So, if you get CBC check your local listings!
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Well, the new higher standards set by the Canadian OC have certainly decimated the women's swim team. Of the 26 individual event slots we'll have 1 in the 800, 2 in the 100 ***, and 1 in the 400 IM. I have to question whether this is good for development of the sport in this country. I feel particularly sorry for Matt Rose whose 22.42 in the 50 free was a Canadian record but fell 0.01s short of the standard.
I wish we knew the Aussie secret, with a population roughly two thirds of ours, they have twice as many competitive swimmers (95,000) and clearly perform far far better.
Heck, I'd "settle" for one Michael Phelps, who will almost certainly outmedal all but a very few nations all on his own! :)
Well, the new higher standards set by the Canadian OC have certainly decimated the women's swim team. Of the 26 individual event slots we'll have 1 in the 800, 2 in the 100 ***, and 1 in the 400 IM. I have to question whether this is good for development of the sport in this country. I feel particularly sorry for Matt Rose whose 22.42 in the 50 free was a Canadian record but fell 0.01s short of the standard.
I wish we knew the Aussie secret, with a population roughly two thirds of ours, they have twice as many competitive swimmers (95,000) and clearly perform far far better.
Heck, I'd "settle" for one Michael Phelps, who will almost certainly outmedal all but a very few nations all on his own! :)
