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?
Your personal experiences with one Brazilian 20 years ago really don't justify some global argument with putting US students at a disadvantage by closing our borders and limiting competition. I'm not exactly sure what you think our industries would gain by insuring that we only educate US citizens who must leave college and spend the next 30-40 years of their lives competing on a global scale.
It's kinda like when I thought I was a pretty fast swimmer cause I could keep up with most of the fast guys on my team. Then, I went to a national meet and realized I kinda sucked. But, it challenged me to improve more.
And, I'm don't understand why you think folks should jump out of the water and immediately praise the US. That's kind of silly and it would look silly.
Your personal experiences with one Brazilian 20 years ago really don't justify some global argument with putting US students at a disadvantage by closing our borders and limiting competition. I'm not exactly sure what you think our industries would gain by insuring that we only educate US citizens who must leave college and spend the next 30-40 years of their lives competing on a global scale.
It's kinda like when I thought I was a pretty fast swimmer cause I could keep up with most of the fast guys on my team. Then, I went to a national meet and realized I kinda sucked. But, it challenged me to improve more.
And, I'm don't understand why you think folks should jump out of the water and immediately praise the US. That's kind of silly and it would look silly.
