Just a steam-letting off moment- I get to watch the track & field competitors fight for 3 places in the Games, but swimming which used to allow 3, just grants a measly 2 slots for a country. Yes, I know it was originally done to limit US dominance in the pool back when, but the swimming world is a very different place today. If a country can sweep the top 3 places in the games today, then that would be neat and I don't care which country it would be.
How do you feel?
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Two swimmers is OK with me. What is not OK is where someone can hold the National record, win their trial and beat the Olympic qualifying time.
But not be selected because their swim federation set their own qualifying times lower than the Olympic QT's, in some attempt to appear tough.
How many swimmers have Canada and UK left at home even though they beat the Olympic QT. What good does it do to send a very small team to Athens ?
Two swimmers is OK with me. What is not OK is where someone can hold the National record, win their trial and beat the Olympic qualifying time.
But not be selected because their swim federation set their own qualifying times lower than the Olympic QT's, in some attempt to appear tough.
How many swimmers have Canada and UK left at home even though they beat the Olympic QT. What good does it do to send a very small team to Athens ?
