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.
This just seems like sour grapes.
The NCAA is never going to put a restriction on foreign athletes/students (especially dictated by a sport like swimming). Paul and Mr. Negative seem like patriotic idealists.
Texas lost. It was close. Coach Reese needs to either do better at his patriotic recruiting approach or bend a little bit on foreign recruits, but the NCAA is not going to change. The NCAA is not even at the table with the coaching organizations and USA-S.
Change the rules for online courses and similar tactics. Get USA-S to fund American swimming scholarships. Convince a few more coaches to recruit Americans. Support the existing Division I programs however you can. All those things seem like they can be accomplished and would help U.S. swimming.
Tim
This just seems like sour grapes.
The NCAA is never going to put a restriction on foreign athletes/students (especially dictated by a sport like swimming). Paul and Mr. Negative seem like patriotic idealists.
Texas lost. It was close. Coach Reese needs to either do better at his patriotic recruiting approach or bend a little bit on foreign recruits, but the NCAA is not going to change. The NCAA is not even at the table with the coaching organizations and USA-S.
Change the rules for online courses and similar tactics. Get USA-S to fund American swimming scholarships. Convince a few more coaches to recruit Americans. Support the existing Division I programs however you can. All those things seem like they can be accomplished and would help U.S. swimming.
Tim
