Foreign swimmers training in the U.S.

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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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  • uh mary a duel is where a man would fight another man to win or defend your honor. dual might be the spelling you intented to go with now there have been duels in pools too maybe we could do italians vs amercians ;-) ande Originally posted by Maryyyyyy PS: Given that I have duel Italian / USA citizenship I CAN slip through your nation's borders and WILL be attending the World Championships. I will swim for the Italian team, and will be wearing an Italian swim cap in appreciation of the kind masters spirit they have shown me during my 22 years in this country. I have regularly paid my team dues, and have received no scholarships in any country on this planet...
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  • uh mary a duel is where a man would fight another man to win or defend your honor. dual might be the spelling you intented to go with now there have been duels in pools too maybe we could do italians vs amercians ;-) ande Originally posted by Maryyyyyy PS: Given that I have duel Italian / USA citizenship I CAN slip through your nation's borders and WILL be attending the World Championships. I will swim for the Italian team, and will be wearing an Italian swim cap in appreciation of the kind masters spirit they have shown me during my 22 years in this country. I have regularly paid my team dues, and have received no scholarships in any country on this planet...
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