OK just read that Katie Hoff has gone professional. Not that this has any bearing on anything but I am bit bummed.
I really was hoping that she would break Pablo’s NCAA records for most wins in college. There is a part of me that
really wants to have swimmers be amateurs, but that is quickly blasted out of the water with all the DUAH! Why
wouldn’t an oober athlete get millions of dollars for their athletic talents --that is years overdue. Does any one think
swimmers will get to be “divas” or “divos” like some professional athletes?
Originally posted by craiglll@yahoo.com
I don't exactly understand your last statement. If you are saying that swimming pros aren't going to effect the growht of hte sport, you are correct. Few swimmers will ever make enough money or prestige to truly increase tose young peole who go into swimming. If anything, increased purses and swimming pros will probably only help to maintain the status quo in th e US.
Mr. Smith can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think his point was that Single A baseball players are considered pro, even though they may barely get food per diem money. (OT, I almost typed perdiem, which would be something else altogether.) The growth part is just addressing that the money isn't enough to make someone decide to give up a potential basketball career to be a pro swimmer.
Originally posted by craiglll@yahoo.com
I don't exactly understand your last statement. If you are saying that swimming pros aren't going to effect the growht of hte sport, you are correct. Few swimmers will ever make enough money or prestige to truly increase tose young peole who go into swimming. If anything, increased purses and swimming pros will probably only help to maintain the status quo in th e US.
Mr. Smith can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think his point was that Single A baseball players are considered pro, even though they may barely get food per diem money. (OT, I almost typed perdiem, which would be something else altogether.) The growth part is just addressing that the money isn't enough to make someone decide to give up a potential basketball career to be a pro swimmer.
