Given all the debate in the other thread about Qatar "buying" up some of the top talent in swimming, my question is how many people feel the USA should do the same?
Hoogie & Thorpe for our 800 free relay?
Schoeman & Hoogie for our 400 free?
How about on the W's side, a couple of th Aussies maybe?
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Originally posted by TheGoodSmith
Well, when you pay someone to swim on your Olympic team you have a chance to reap the rewards of their efforts.
When you pay someone to go to a domestic college, they usually wind up taking their skills and training back home to represent their own country at the Olympics against you.
My question was about paying a swimmer to swim for your school in NCAA competition and thereby reap the rewards of your efforts. You seem to insist that universities give out scholarships based on contributing to the Olympic team. Now that the cold war is over and the Olympics have gone professional wouldn't it make sense to fund your Olympic team more directly?
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Originally posted by TheGoodSmith
Well, when you pay someone to swim on your Olympic team you have a chance to reap the rewards of their efforts.
When you pay someone to go to a domestic college, they usually wind up taking their skills and training back home to represent their own country at the Olympics against you.
My question was about paying a swimmer to swim for your school in NCAA competition and thereby reap the rewards of your efforts. You seem to insist that universities give out scholarships based on contributing to the Olympic team. Now that the cold war is over and the Olympics have gone professional wouldn't it make sense to fund your Olympic team more directly?
