The phrase "flabby, lazier swimmers" bugs me enormously. What coach said that? Flabby does not imply lazy at all, especially among elite swimmers. Some people just carry more body fat.
They did not attribute that line to any particular coach which makes you wonder whether anyone really said it. I have yet to see an elite swimmer that is flabby and lazy.
Phil Whitten's pole vaulting analogy seems to be overstating the benefit to me.
Also, how do Georgia and Minnesota struggle to get tech suits, but everyone apparently in Division III has no troubles getting tech suits such that the small college in Iowa can't qualify anyone for nationals? Also, wouldn't Michigan crush Penn State and Northwestern in a duel meet even if Michigan wore traditional suits and PSU and Northwestern wore tech suits?
Is it just me or is the WSJ slowly evolving into the USA Today?
Tim
The phrase "flabby, lazier swimmers" bugs me enormously. What coach said that? Flabby does not imply lazy at all, especially among elite swimmers. Some people just carry more body fat.
They did not attribute that line to any particular coach which makes you wonder whether anyone really said it. I have yet to see an elite swimmer that is flabby and lazy.
Phil Whitten's pole vaulting analogy seems to be overstating the benefit to me.
Also, how do Georgia and Minnesota struggle to get tech suits, but everyone apparently in Division III has no troubles getting tech suits such that the small college in Iowa can't qualify anyone for nationals? Also, wouldn't Michigan crush Penn State and Northwestern in a duel meet even if Michigan wore traditional suits and PSU and Northwestern wore tech suits?
Is it just me or is the WSJ slowly evolving into the USA Today?
Tim
