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?
I believe news of the death of swimming is premature. Every program around here is busting at the seams. Charlotte may not be indicative of the nation, however.
USA Swimming claims it went over the 200K member mark in 1992 and as of this year has 270K members, an increase of 35%. I can't find a figure of an extreme decrese in the past 5-6 years as you have stated but I guess it is quite possible. But, apparently we have 35% more competitive swimmers registered with USA Swimming now than we had back in 1992.
I believe news of the death of swimming is premature. Every program around here is busting at the seams. Charlotte may not be indicative of the nation, however.
USA Swimming claims it went over the 200K member mark in 1992 and as of this year has 270K members, an increase of 35%. I can't find a figure of an extreme decrese in the past 5-6 years as you have stated but I guess it is quite possible. But, apparently we have 35% more competitive swimmers registered with USA Swimming now than we had back in 1992.
