I just heard that two more universities, Rutgers and James Madison, are ditching men's swimming while spending zillions on football and golf. My own alma mater almost cut women's swimming several years ago. They were saved by alumni fundraising, but not until the swim team put itself up for sale on ebay. Endurance sports get no respect. It makes no sense. I thought open water swimming and triathlons and road racing were on the rise even among young kids. If so, why cut all those sports in college? I guess it's still just a miniscule percentage that participate compared to other sports, like my least favorite youth sport -- travel soccer.
Most of Olympic sports dont see much action the other 3 years. But who really cares about curling?
Aside from the massive drama, most of the races in the Olympics are over too fast - same for swimming. Hold on - what about those distance events! Here's raising a glass to the 400s and 800/1500 free!!
Most of Olympic sports dont see much action the other 3 years. But who really cares about curling?
Aside from the massive drama, most of the races in the Olympics are over too fast - same for swimming. Hold on - what about those distance events! Here's raising a glass to the 400s and 800/1500 free!!
