Im canceling my subscription to Swimming World.
Yes all of the swimmers picked were VERY worthy and nothing against any of them or their accomplishments.
But your going to tell me that the panel who choose these 6 men and 6 women (and 8 runner ups) didn't deem Susan Von der Lippe worthy of this honor:
I guess something like a total of almost 30 Top 10 times in all 3 courses didn't count? nor did the tally of #1 times on those lists? And simply breaking 5 SCM world records over 2 days is...as we all know...a joke.
And I know this is a reach now...stay with me on this...but being the oldest female swimmer and the first over 40 to make Olympic Trials cuts all while working a job, raising kids/a family, training only 3x a week....yeah, yeah I know thats pushing it...so I won't even mention she made her second trials cuts a month ago since that was done over at an evil USS meet and SW is probably correct in their belief it "doesn't count" in the masters world.
Susan...nice try in 2007...but you'll need to step up a bit more in 2008 if you want to be considered.
Sad, very sad. The criteria as laid out pretty much blow. Swimmer of the year? Which year? Fiscal? I thought a year was 1 Jan thru 31 Dec? Who cares if recognition takes till August? (August? Are you KIDDING? In today's info age it takes THAT long?)
Well, at least I will never have this problem but still, something needs to be done as SVDL is IMHO THE female masters swimmer of the year. What she has done doesn't even have a word to describe it.
Ah well.
Paul
Sad, very sad. The criteria as laid out pretty much blow. Swimmer of the year? Which year? Fiscal? I thought a year was 1 Jan thru 31 Dec? Who cares if recognition takes till August? (August? Are you KIDDING? In today's info age it takes THAT long?)
Well, at least I will never have this problem but still, something needs to be done as SVDL is IMHO THE female masters swimmer of the year. What she has done doesn't even have a word to describe it.
Ah well.
Paul
