Below are the number of entrants for each event at the Junior Nationals for 2008. What do these figures mean for men's swimming long term? The number of boys in the sport trails girls quite siginficantly in many events. In relays where a team tends to show its depth, boys are out numbered by girls nearly 2:1
If things continue or get worse we've got problems ahead of us in 2 Olympics.
It's a good thing collegiate budgets aren't cutting mens swimming these days.... :-)
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.............Women Men
1650/1000... 78.. 75
Med. Relay... 97.. 51
100 free... 264.. 140
100 ***... 179.. 102
200 back... 173.. 111
200 fly... 149.. 91
800 fr rly... 81.. 43
50 fly... 170.. 106
50 ***... 151.. 82
200 free... 252.. 159
400 IM... 183.. 106
400 free rly... 84.. 45
100 back... 194.. 152
500 free... 188.. 112
200 ***... 152.. 82
100 fly... 242.. 161
200 fr rly... 84.. 45
50 back... 135.. 115
200 IM... 268.. 169
50 free... 282.. 153
800/1500 fr... 98.. 67
400 med rly... 105.. 54
In the ASCA magazines they have been wondering how to get more boys involved for years.Involvement of boys seems to be on the rise again,perhaps because we are finally getting some publicity with Michael Phelps and his "epic quest." One thing I noticed that worries me though:in the High School records,most of the girls records were 1-3 years old while most of the boys records were 5-8 years old.
I did a quick check in PV. Of the 30 swimmers qualifying for the Olympic Trials, 17 are men. The high school boys went to town on the state record book this year, setting more records than the girls. But of the PV USS records, there are more recent girl than boy records. Could reflect old Olympians like Ed Moses still retaining records ... But at the younger age groups, the male records are being broken right and left by talented swimmers.
The girls are still quite studly though. We even have one that can race John Smith's son. 12 year old Janet Hu went a 25.8 in the 50 fly and 57.5 in the 100 (also a 57 in the 100 back).
Very funny That Guy! I'm not adverse to the baseball bat tactics when it comes to Mini-Fort. As boys obsess with video games, girls, sadly, appear to obsess at great length over their hair.
In the ASCA magazines they have been wondering how to get more boys involved for years.Involvement of boys seems to be on the rise again,perhaps because we are finally getting some publicity with Michael Phelps and his "epic quest." One thing I noticed that worries me though:in the High School records,most of the girls records were 1-3 years old while most of the boys records were 5-8 years old.
I did a quick check in PV. Of the 30 swimmers qualifying for the Olympic Trials, 17 are men. The high school boys went to town on the state record book this year, setting more records than the girls. But of the PV USS records, there are more recent girl than boy records. Could reflect old Olympians like Ed Moses still retaining records ... But at the younger age groups, the male records are being broken right and left by talented swimmers.
The girls are still quite studly though. We even have one that can race John Smith's son. 12 year old Janet Hu went a 25.8 in the 50 fly and 57.5 in the 100 (also a 57 in the 100 back).
Very funny That Guy! I'm not adverse to the baseball bat tactics when it comes to Mini-Fort. As boys obsess with video games, girls, sadly, appear to obsess at great length over their hair.
