This is a pathetic attempt to control US swimmer's incomes.
What the hell is behind this inane decision?
Are we trying to kill off the sport slowly?
This decision is ridiculous !
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How much money is in the USOC for swimming:
Swimming and Gymnastics are the MARQUEE sports for week one of the Olympics. NBC paid $1.2B for broadcast rights. If swimming accounts for 5-10% of the deal then swimming accounts for $60,000,000-$120,000,000 of the broadcast deal. I think there are 1,000 swimmers going to trials, so that is between $60,000 and $120,000 per swimmer.
NBC paid WHO? Not the US Olympic Committee. They paid China and/or the IOC. How much of that money is actually fixed costs?
I'm not convinced on a worldwide basis that swimming draws as many TV viewers as gymnastics.
How much money is in the USOC for swimming:
Swimming and Gymnastics are the MARQUEE sports for week one of the Olympics. NBC paid $1.2B for broadcast rights. If swimming accounts for 5-10% of the deal then swimming accounts for $60,000,000-$120,000,000 of the broadcast deal. I think there are 1,000 swimmers going to trials, so that is between $60,000 and $120,000 per swimmer.
NBC paid WHO? Not the US Olympic Committee. They paid China and/or the IOC. How much of that money is actually fixed costs?
I'm not convinced on a worldwide basis that swimming draws as many TV viewers as gymnastics.
