Are Triathletes worth the dues they pay toward Masters Swimming?
I say we force all Triathletes to spend one day a week in the sprint lane, one day a week doing stroke (i.e. IM) work, and then make them focus on their starts and turns.
This invasion needs to be controlled.... :-)
John Smith
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Spitz proves my point. We all remember him swimmer and non-swimmer. How many non-swimmers know or care about Phelps, Thorpe, Sanders, and "whats her name" who is only known for being on/in Playboy?
How about this, find a single promo for the Olympics that includes a triathlete. Ask anyone who the star of the Olympics is and everyone will say Phelps. Did you watch NBC on the day exactly one year before the Olympics? Who did they send to China to promote it? Not a triathlete, track and field star, gynmast, no, they sent a swimmer.
How many kids tris or kids swim meets you been to lately? Go check em out and draw your own conclusions.
Since when do triathlons determine the best over all athlete, as you say? The decathlon has always been the judge of that, not some new sport added recently. C'mon, man, get your sports history right. Get your whole post right, for that matter.
Spitz proves my point. We all remember him swimmer and non-swimmer. How many non-swimmers know or care about Phelps, Thorpe, Sanders, and "whats her name" who is only known for being on/in Playboy?
How about this, find a single promo for the Olympics that includes a triathlete. Ask anyone who the star of the Olympics is and everyone will say Phelps. Did you watch NBC on the day exactly one year before the Olympics? Who did they send to China to promote it? Not a triathlete, track and field star, gynmast, no, they sent a swimmer.
How many kids tris or kids swim meets you been to lately? Go check em out and draw your own conclusions.
Since when do triathlons determine the best over all athlete, as you say? The decathlon has always been the judge of that, not some new sport added recently. C'mon, man, get your sports history right. Get your whole post right, for that matter.
