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.
Would Bousquet and Cielo be quite as good if they didn't come and train in the US?
Probably not. Just another success story for NCAA swimming. You aren't suggesting that those guys getting better is a bad thing, are you?
I think any coach is going to want the best for all the swimmers he/she trains. Apparently Eddie Reese has decided that he'd rather concentrate on making American athletes better, and that's fine, but that doesn't mean his opinion is the only one. There are lots of coaches who are just looking out for the sport as a whole and want swimmers to go faster no matter where they were born.
Would Bousquet and Cielo be quite as good if they didn't come and train in the US?
Probably not. Just another success story for NCAA swimming. You aren't suggesting that those guys getting better is a bad thing, are you?
I think any coach is going to want the best for all the swimmers he/she trains. Apparently Eddie Reese has decided that he'd rather concentrate on making American athletes better, and that's fine, but that doesn't mean his opinion is the only one. There are lots of coaches who are just looking out for the sport as a whole and want swimmers to go faster no matter where they were born.
