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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The University of Texas used to be like that for everyone (i am not sure if it is still that way). After living (assuming you made it your residence) in Texas for a year even as a student you were eligible for in state tuition. I would assume that if they do it for atheletes the have to do it for the general student body population. Otherwise you would have some serious NCAA violations.
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The University of Texas used to be like that for everyone (i am not sure if it is still that way). After living (assuming you made it your residence) in Texas for a year even as a student you were eligible for in state tuition. I would assume that if they do it for atheletes the have to do it for the general student body population. Otherwise you would have some serious NCAA violations.
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