In the freestyle relay(s), the top 6 goes to the Olympics.
Yet, all the other events it is only the top 2.
That should change. Every athlete that makes the qualifying time should go to the Olympics. Look at the men's 100 back, the top 6 at the 2008 US trials swam faster than the 1992 Olympic Gold Medalist. Surely the 5th swimmer could have a better performance in the "big" pool.
Sending only 2 in each event "waters" down the potential performances at the Olympics, ultimately making the semi-finals less competitive. (other phrases could be used) The bottom line is, the top 16 at the Olympics should represent the fastest in the world.
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Hear, hear! Haggis is the national dish of Scotland, not England. Stud is English, he likes Yorkshire Pudding, and other stuff. I cooked Haggis once and only myself and my dog (with some prodding from me) ate the stuff. Geek cannot poke fun food wise because where our relatives come from, Haggis is pretty tame. If you are going to place athletes based on the best, not the countries' best, then let the hillbillies race the Nascar, the Brazilians can take care of the Indy (yeah, get rid of those Andrettis), give the Canadians hockey, let the east europeans run the gymnastics (well, there is that Japanese guy, but ditch him), soccer can be played by Brazil and maybe a couple of players from Argentina, none from England...
Hear, hear! Haggis is the national dish of Scotland, not England. Stud is English, he likes Yorkshire Pudding, and other stuff. I cooked Haggis once and only myself and my dog (with some prodding from me) ate the stuff. Geek cannot poke fun food wise because where our relatives come from, Haggis is pretty tame. If you are going to place athletes based on the best, not the countries' best, then let the hillbillies race the Nascar, the Brazilians can take care of the Indy (yeah, get rid of those Andrettis), give the Canadians hockey, let the east europeans run the gymnastics (well, there is that Japanese guy, but ditch him), soccer can be played by Brazil and maybe a couple of players from Argentina, none from England...
