How many guys from other countries does it take to win a National Championship?
Good thing they all attended classes on campus the entire year..... :-)
Makes everyone feel proud to see the American Record holder on the 4th place podium.
If USAS is depending on (ever-diminishing numbers of) athletic scholarships to improve the prospects of US Swimming on the international level...well, I think that's pretty poor strategic planning.
I'll be interested to get your take on the ASCA editorial I referenced...the Amercian Swimming Coaches Association, The College Swimming Coaches Association of America & USA-Swimming "are working together to fund an organization called "Preserve, Protect and Expand Collegiate Swimming".
There is a quote from NCAA president Myles Brand "it's ok, it's good, for a University to support financially, its athletic department....we don't realistically expect the athletic departments to self-fund" (there is quite a bit more.
So call me a patriot, call me a hater, whatever...if Europe wants to have college athletics they should do it. I feel they should be welcome here to a point but that first and foremost we need to offer the majority of our rssoter spots and avaialble funds to US citizens. If the mission, as this coalition states is to work together and help save/exapnd college swimming AND thru that offer incentives for US high school students to stay in the sport I think that is a good thing.
If USAS is depending on (ever-diminishing numbers of) athletic scholarships to improve the prospects of US Swimming on the international level...well, I think that's pretty poor strategic planning.
I'll be interested to get your take on the ASCA editorial I referenced...the Amercian Swimming Coaches Association, The College Swimming Coaches Association of America & USA-Swimming "are working together to fund an organization called "Preserve, Protect and Expand Collegiate Swimming".
There is a quote from NCAA president Myles Brand "it's ok, it's good, for a University to support financially, its athletic department....we don't realistically expect the athletic departments to self-fund" (there is quite a bit more.
So call me a patriot, call me a hater, whatever...if Europe wants to have college athletics they should do it. I feel they should be welcome here to a point but that first and foremost we need to offer the majority of our rssoter spots and avaialble funds to US citizens. If the mission, as this coalition states is to work together and help save/exapnd college swimming AND thru that offer incentives for US high school students to stay in the sport I think that is a good thing.
