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.
Just take a trip to Auburn, look around (outside of the pool/natatorium) at the community ... then go to Austin and do the same ... and you'll understand a big reason why Auburn has to recruit more foreigners. :)
I've been to UT and seen the Auburn Campus (not the natatorium). I can understand why one would choose Austin over small-town Auburn. Auburn is never going to be able to change it's location. What they can do, to be competitive, is to recruit the best talent leftover. One way they can start to get the best U.S. talent is to win. To win they need good swimmers. There are no restrictions about where they can look for good swimmers. To ask them to be patriots and settle for less is pretty unrealistic when you really think about it.
I get it that we're concerned for men swimming in the U.S. I have boys. Maybe they'll swim. I should be concerned for them. But, IMO, as long as it's legal to have foreign swimmers it's silly to think coaches are going to settle for 8th place at NCAA's just so they can be patriotic. They're hired to win.
Just take a trip to Auburn, look around (outside of the pool/natatorium) at the community ... then go to Austin and do the same ... and you'll understand a big reason why Auburn has to recruit more foreigners. :)
I've been to UT and seen the Auburn Campus (not the natatorium). I can understand why one would choose Austin over small-town Auburn. Auburn is never going to be able to change it's location. What they can do, to be competitive, is to recruit the best talent leftover. One way they can start to get the best U.S. talent is to win. To win they need good swimmers. There are no restrictions about where they can look for good swimmers. To ask them to be patriots and settle for less is pretty unrealistic when you really think about it.
I get it that we're concerned for men swimming in the U.S. I have boys. Maybe they'll swim. I should be concerned for them. But, IMO, as long as it's legal to have foreign swimmers it's silly to think coaches are going to settle for 8th place at NCAA's just so they can be patriotic. They're hired to win.
