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Ok, I am all ears now.... Gosh, it has been my name the past 55 years....I'd guess ten to twenty of the folks on here know me in private life....and know Ellison is my name....my 7 Top Ten USMS Times and 1 FINA International Top Ten Time are in MY name "Ellison"....Heck, now you are so smart and all knowing that you are telling me Ellison is NOT my name....Gee, I guess I better get a new drivers lic., US Marine Corps DD214 form, Passport and about ten zillion other forms of ID changes because the ONE and ONLY ION THE GREAT has determined that my life long name is not Ellison....Heck, my father was named Ellison as well....or....actually, his name was Mr. Ellison....

Originally posted by aquageek ... ...and Tom's follow up equally insightful. Now the thread will be ruined. Not by me. I never saw a 48.73 or Neil Walker written by Tom, in four years since I am here. I write Neil Walker since 2003, and follow him since 1997.

Originally posted by Tom Ellison Ok, I am all ears now.... Gosh, it has been my name the past 55 years....I'd guess ten to twenty of the folks on here know me in private life....and know Ellison is my name....my 7 Top Ten USMS Times and 1 FINA International Top Ten Time are in MY name "Ellison"....Heck, now you are so smart and all knowing that you are telling me Ellison is NOT my name....Gee, I guess I better get a new drivers lic., US Marine Corps DD214 form, Passport and about ten zillion other forms of ID changes because the ONE and ONLY ION THE GREAT has determined that my life long name is not Ellison....Heck, my father was named Ellison as well....or....actually, his name was Mr. Ellison.... Then why do you sign your e-mails as Wolz? By the way, in this forum you forget to cuss so that you resemble them better. Anyway Ellison is not a competitor in the 2005 U.S.M.S. either.

Quote by Ion: "and follow him since 1998." Well, where did he go?

Originally posted by TheGoodSmith ... Certainly, if Eddie or any of the coaches new that Ian was performing that poorly they wouldn't have put him on the relay. ... John Smith I post mainly at the www.usswim.org and it is documented there that Eddie Reese knew that Crocker was sick, and Eddie Reese committed a blunder nonetheless.

Originally posted by Tom Ellison Quote by Ion: "and follow him since 1998." Well, where did he go? To the 1998 Perth World Championships. Racing a certain Klim from Australia. Which you don't know, of course. I follow his results on the Internet. But you forgot to squeeze in your favorite word Amen so that misinformed readers start to swoon, no matter what.

I'm absolutely astounded by the fact that Ion hasn't been named the CEO of USA Swimming or at least as the head coach for an Olympic or World team. He is obviously far more knowledgeable about the swimmes, their capabilities, their technique, etc. How has this oversight been made?

Granted Reese is a great coach; I think it would be difficult for him to be completely objective in that situation. He's trained Crocker, has confidence in what he can do, and maybe gives him the benefit of the doubt, even knowing that he's not feeling 100% (assuming he did know).

Also, sometimes athletes (especially in BIG competitions) do better sick ... Michael Jordan was REALLY, REALLY sick for one of the playoff final games (can't remember the year or the game) and he had a phenomenal game ... Who knows ... I think Eddie is a phenomenal coach, you can't argue with his results ...

Ion rote: "Which you don't know, of course." Who the heck died and left YOU in control of knowing what I know...or don't know....or even care to know? I'll give you a hint Ion....Maybe you should take two minutes here on this forum and tell us ALL YOU KNOW about fast swimming!