Rumor has it that some teams were recruiting outside there LMSC for swimmers at nationals. What do you think of this.
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As painful as it is to agree with Paul, I do find people will look at the same situation differently. In the 2003 SC Nationals in Tempe, there were a number of swimmers that changed clubs at the last minute to all swim for a single club. It also happend at SC nationals in 1996 in Cuppertino.
In 2003, it was a reunion team from UC Santa Barbara. In 1996, it was a group of former Indiana swimmers honoring their coach, Doc Counsilman.
In both cases, we could view it as recuiting in a bad sense. Both these teams had lots of fast swimmers. Another view is that a group of friends were encouraging other friends to be a part of masters swimming. Out of both efforts, new members to our organization resulted.
As painful as it is to agree with Paul, I do find people will look at the same situation differently. In the 2003 SC Nationals in Tempe, there were a number of swimmers that changed clubs at the last minute to all swim for a single club. It also happend at SC nationals in 1996 in Cuppertino.
In 2003, it was a reunion team from UC Santa Barbara. In 1996, it was a group of former Indiana swimmers honoring their coach, Doc Counsilman.
In both cases, we could view it as recuiting in a bad sense. Both these teams had lots of fast swimmers. Another view is that a group of friends were encouraging other friends to be a part of masters swimming. Out of both efforts, new members to our organization resulted.
