There has been a lot of discussion since Athens about foreign swimmers training in the United States. Most of them attend U.S. Universities, receive athletic scholarships, and compete at NCAA's. Some notable examples include Duje Draganja (Cal), Fred Bousquet and Kirsty Coventry (Auburn), Markus Rogan (Stanford), and the South African sprinters (Arizona). Some train in the U.S., but don't compete for a university (Inge de Bruijn). All of these athletes benefit from U.S. coaching, from training with U.S. swimmers, and in some cases, from financial support provided by U.S. entities (athletic scholarships). They all turn around and then win medals for other countries.
A couple questions: 1) What do you think about this arrangement generally? 2) Is it of benefit or detriment to U.S. swimming to have these foreign athletes training and competing here? 3) Should we be giving athletic scholarships, which are a scarce resource in swimming, to foreign athletes who will represent their own countries internationally instead of U.S.-born swimmers who will represent us internationally?
I'm sure there are other issues, but these come directly to mind.
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Quote from Geek...."Funny how liberal democrats these days want to close the borders but republicans believe in free trade, patriotism and a free market economy. "
Also posted by Geek...."I continue to be amused that the exact same far right crowd that wants to close the border also consistently votes against a living minimum wage. "
Ok, I am just some poor dumb Moose.....Please shine the light in my ears here....which way do you want it....left or right.....Seems to me you play both ends toward the middle....
No one talked of min wage...and that entire issue.....EVER IN THESE THREADS......
Regardless of the left...or the right....and NOTHING to do with min wage.....SHUT THE BORDERS.....and.............. I DO NOT GIVE A RATS A-- ABOUT LEFT OR RIGHT...JUST SHUT THE BORDERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And give 100% of the swimming money to USA kids!
NEXT!!!!!!!
And Geek, you can't post it both ways.....Well, you can but that isn't right......er.....or left................
Quote from Geek...."Funny how liberal democrats these days want to close the borders but republicans believe in free trade, patriotism and a free market economy. "
Also posted by Geek...."I continue to be amused that the exact same far right crowd that wants to close the border also consistently votes against a living minimum wage. "
Ok, I am just some poor dumb Moose.....Please shine the light in my ears here....which way do you want it....left or right.....Seems to me you play both ends toward the middle....
No one talked of min wage...and that entire issue.....EVER IN THESE THREADS......
Regardless of the left...or the right....and NOTHING to do with min wage.....SHUT THE BORDERS.....and.............. I DO NOT GIVE A RATS A-- ABOUT LEFT OR RIGHT...JUST SHUT THE BORDERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And give 100% of the swimming money to USA kids!
NEXT!!!!!!!
And Geek, you can't post it both ways.....Well, you can but that isn't right......er.....or left................