Torres out of 100

Let's not "waste" our effort on events we can't win or medal. Perhaps I should teach that to my kids. "Don't bother playing if you can't win". Perhaps all the qualifiers on our US team should bag the races they feel are marginal or they can't win or medal. And don't kid yourself....... she's not doing this to be generous to the third place finisher. John Smith Maybe I am smoking too much crack these days, who knows. To me, it seems perfectly logical to skip an event to place more emphasis on your signature event(s). Would you rather swim two Olympic events and place 4th in each or swim one and make the medal stand? It's not about not bothering to play if you can't win, it's about being smart about your meet planning IMHO. I am well aware that this was not an act of kindness to the 3rd place finisher.

Let's not "waste" our effort on events we can't win or medal. Perhaps I should teach that to my kids. "Don't bother playing if you can't win". Perhaps all the qualifiers on our US team should bag the races they feel are marginal or they can't win or medal. And don't kid yourself....... she's not doing this to be generous to the third place finisher. John Smith Maybe I am smoking too much crack these days, who knows. To me, it seems perfectly logical to skip an event to place more emphasis on your signature event(s). Would you rather swim two Olympic events and place 4th in each or swim one and make the medal stand? It's not about not bothering to play if you can't win, it's about being smart about your meet planning IMHO. I am well aware that this was not an act of kindness to the 3rd place finisher.