2008 Big 12 Conference Swimming & Diving Championships
psych sheet
www.texassports.com/.../sw_big12_psych.pdf
Results
www.tsc.utexas.edu/.../index.htm
videos
www.flocasts.org/.../coverage.php
Records
www.usaswimming.org/.../Rulebook Records - Feb 18 2008.pdf
WHAT: 2008 Big 12 Conference Swimming and Diving Championships
WHERE: Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center – Austin, Texas
WHEN: Wednesday, Feb. 27 through Saturday, March 1 (complete schedule below)
ADMISSION: $5 for adults and $2 for students, per session; all-session passes will be available for $20 for adults and $8 for students; NOTE: There is no admission charge for Wednesday’s events; doors will open and tickets will be available 1 hour prior to the start of each session.
PARKING: www.tsc.utexas.edu/.../
LIVE RESULTS: Click here for live results.
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS: The Texas men have won the previous 11 Big 12 Championship meets and set a new meet record with 1,114 points at the 2007 meet in College Station. The Texas A&M women edged the Texas women, 931-930 at the 2007 meet.
COMPLETE BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Feb. 27
PRELIMINARIES
4:30 PM
One Meter Diving - Men
FINALS
6:00 PM
200 Medley Relay
One Meter Diving - Men
800 Freestyle Relay*
* The 800 free relay will begin 45 minutes after the conclusion of the 200 medley relay
Thursday, Feb. 28
PRELIMINARIES
10:00 AM
500 yard Freestyle
200 yard Individual Medley
50 yard Freestyle
*15 minute break
400 yard Medley Relay
1:00 PM
One Meter Diving - Women
FINALS
6:00 PM
500 yard Freestyle
200 yard Individual Medley
50 yard Freestyle
One Meter Diving - Women
400 yard Medley Relay
Friday, Feb. 29
PRELIMINARIES
10:00 AM
200 yard Freestyle Relay
400 yard Individual Medley
100 yard Butterfly
200 yard Freestyle
100 yard Breaststroke
100 yard Backstroke
11:30 AM
Three Meter Diving - Women
2:15 PM
Three Meter Diving - Men
FINALS
5:00 PM
Three Meter Diving - Women
6:00 PM
200 yard Freestyle Relay
400 yard Individual Medley
100 yard Butterfly
200 yard Freestyle
100 yard Breaststroke
100 yard Backstroke
Three Meter Diving - Men
Saturday, March 1
PRELIMINARIES
10:00 AM
200 yard Backstroke
100 yard Freestyle
200 yard Breaststroke
200 yard Butterfly
*15 minute break
400 yard Freestyle Relay
11:30 AM
Platform Diving - Men
2:30 PM
Platform Diving - Women
FINALS
5:00 PM
Platform Diving - Men
6:00 PM
200 yard Backstroke 100 yard Freestyle
*1650 yard Freestyle 200 yard Breaststroke
200 yard Butterfly Platform Diving - Women
400 yard Freestyle Relay
I certainly love the hypocrisy here, we want to have equality for everyone, except for people who play football, they don't count.
Additionally, as scy pointed out, it's a fact that more men play sports even at a high school level. Assuming that equal proportions of men and women are "scholarship worthy" in their given sports, doesn't that mean that there are simply more men who deserve scholarships. If this is the case, why should the number of scholarships given out be forced to be essentially equal? Equality is not always fairness.
What are you talking about? I said nothing about perfect equality in terms of scholarships in my post aside from addressing past inequity -- which is indisputable. I simply agree with some of the other posters that having fewer men's football scholarships and giving that money to sports like men's swimming, men's cross country and men's crew would be desirable. It would not mean the end of college sports. Is it a crime to have fewer football scholarships? I wouldn't exactly say football players have suffered from inequality. Quite the opposite. I have no idea how giving the "rich" fewer scholarships is hypocritical.
However, just because more men play sports than women in high school currently, doesn't mean this is the way it will be or should be forever. More and more women play sports all the time. So the tide may be turning. Just as it has on college admissions. To say "men like sports" more is just reinforcing gender stereotypes.
It's somewhat interesting that the ones who have been the beneficiaries of all the largesse in the past are the whiniest about having some of it redistributed to women. Sort of like millionaires complaining about taxes.
I certainly love the hypocrisy here, we want to have equality for everyone, except for people who play football, they don't count.
Additionally, as scy pointed out, it's a fact that more men play sports even at a high school level. Assuming that equal proportions of men and women are "scholarship worthy" in their given sports, doesn't that mean that there are simply more men who deserve scholarships. If this is the case, why should the number of scholarships given out be forced to be essentially equal? Equality is not always fairness.
What are you talking about? I said nothing about perfect equality in terms of scholarships in my post aside from addressing past inequity -- which is indisputable. I simply agree with some of the other posters that having fewer men's football scholarships and giving that money to sports like men's swimming, men's cross country and men's crew would be desirable. It would not mean the end of college sports. Is it a crime to have fewer football scholarships? I wouldn't exactly say football players have suffered from inequality. Quite the opposite. I have no idea how giving the "rich" fewer scholarships is hypocritical.
However, just because more men play sports than women in high school currently, doesn't mean this is the way it will be or should be forever. More and more women play sports all the time. So the tide may be turning. Just as it has on college admissions. To say "men like sports" more is just reinforcing gender stereotypes.
It's somewhat interesting that the ones who have been the beneficiaries of all the largesse in the past are the whiniest about having some of it redistributed to women. Sort of like millionaires complaining about taxes.
