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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You ask....
...."are the coaches acting out of pure self-interest or the interest of their programs"
These two interests had better be aligned, or there are certainly going to be problems.
Gull is dead on. Coaches grab talent from abroad to further their own team's success at NCAAs (and possibly win) which helps their own professional success as well as job security at the school.
You state.....
"If foreign governments start giving their swimmers support to train at US schools don't all the same arguments support banning them attending at all?"
Answer: No.... the issue is not one of banning foreigners altogether from swimming in the US. The issue is one of funneling money to US citizens over foreigners at a collegiate level. They come on their own dime if they want to.
Note: Except for a few exempt professional swimmers now, the NCAA already is a mini Olympic preview. The N in NCAA hardly means National any more.
You ask....
...."are the coaches acting out of pure self-interest or the interest of their programs"
These two interests had better be aligned, or there are certainly going to be problems.
Gull is dead on. Coaches grab talent from abroad to further their own team's success at NCAAs (and possibly win) which helps their own professional success as well as job security at the school.
You state.....
"If foreign governments start giving their swimmers support to train at US schools don't all the same arguments support banning them attending at all?"
Answer: No.... the issue is not one of banning foreigners altogether from swimming in the US. The issue is one of funneling money to US citizens over foreigners at a collegiate level. They come on their own dime if they want to.
Note: Except for a few exempt professional swimmers now, the NCAA already is a mini Olympic preview. The N in NCAA hardly means National any more.
