Torres has opted out of the 100 free in Beijing. Lacy Nyemer(sp?) will swim the individual event in her place.
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Wow - I would not have thought in a million years as this being selfish -- I am not even sure how one can label this as being "selfish".
John - I usually respect your views even if I don't always agree with them - but now it just looks like a personal issue you have with Dara Torres.
She ALWAYS said that she wanted to qualify for the 400 Free relay and the 50 Free. How is it selfish that she is dropping out of the 100 Free ? The American TV viewing audience should be upset ? Other swimmers should be insulted ? She is not swimming the event because it will impact her other races. She just happens to swim less races than Phelps or Lochte.
The same people now saying she is selfish are also saying she can't be "legal".
This is not being selfish - it's being smart. Here is an example of a selfish swimmer - Britta Steffen will refuse to swim the 4x200 Free relay for Germany. The relay is on the same day as the 100 Free Semi - with the 100 Free final coming up the next day. She maintains that she can not swim both events - and Germany loses any medal hopes in the relay without her. The selfish swimmers drops a relay in favor of an individual event - the team swimmer drops an individual event in favor of a relay.
Wow - I would not have thought in a million years as this being selfish -- I am not even sure how one can label this as being "selfish".
John - I usually respect your views even if I don't always agree with them - but now it just looks like a personal issue you have with Dara Torres.
She ALWAYS said that she wanted to qualify for the 400 Free relay and the 50 Free. How is it selfish that she is dropping out of the 100 Free ? The American TV viewing audience should be upset ? Other swimmers should be insulted ? She is not swimming the event because it will impact her other races. She just happens to swim less races than Phelps or Lochte.
The same people now saying she is selfish are also saying she can't be "legal".
This is not being selfish - it's being smart. Here is an example of a selfish swimmer - Britta Steffen will refuse to swim the 4x200 Free relay for Germany. The relay is on the same day as the 100 Free Semi - with the 100 Free final coming up the next day. She maintains that she can not swim both events - and Germany loses any medal hopes in the relay without her. The selfish swimmers drops a relay in favor of an individual event - the team swimmer drops an individual event in favor of a relay.
