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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    Originally posted by ande 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 oooooops! that was a good one! a Freudian slip, obviously!! An Italian vs American dual masters meet? You all would beat us right out of the water... and then we'd cook you up some yummy pasta, give you some wine, and there would be peace in the world of masters swimming... ;)
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    Originally posted by ande 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 oooooops! that was a good one! a Freudian slip, obviously!! An Italian vs American dual masters meet? You all would beat us right out of the water... and then we'd cook you up some yummy pasta, give you some wine, and there would be peace in the world of masters swimming... ;)
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