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 TheGoodSmith
Amusing to see that someone on this forum thinks that going pro in swimming means they are making substantial amounts of money and success to the point that they are affecting growth in the sport in the younger age groups.
Wrong.
Even the most successful swimmers don't get a fraction of the dough or noteriety they deserve compared to the Big 3. It's a rounding error in comparison. If they ever did.... it would certainly help filter the message downward and across sports for recruiting purposes.
John Smith
What I found amusing is your constant belittling of our sport saying its dying because there aren't enough sponsors of our gold plated membership rolls, we aren't setting world records everyday, and the endless other ways you try to say its a dead or dying sport. Yet, you then get all goo goo over a swimmer going pro.
As to this deserving thing. No one deserves anything in life. You work for what you get and the market determines your financial value.
Maybe it's the other Smith who has this attitude, I can't keep your two straight.
Originally posted by TheGoodSmith
Amusing to see that someone on this forum thinks that going pro in swimming means they are making substantial amounts of money and success to the point that they are affecting growth in the sport in the younger age groups.
Wrong.
Even the most successful swimmers don't get a fraction of the dough or noteriety they deserve compared to the Big 3. It's a rounding error in comparison. If they ever did.... it would certainly help filter the message downward and across sports for recruiting purposes.
John Smith
What I found amusing is your constant belittling of our sport saying its dying because there aren't enough sponsors of our gold plated membership rolls, we aren't setting world records everyday, and the endless other ways you try to say its a dead or dying sport. Yet, you then get all goo goo over a swimmer going pro.
As to this deserving thing. No one deserves anything in life. You work for what you get and the market determines your financial value.
Maybe it's the other Smith who has this attitude, I can't keep your two straight.