From the ASCA conference going on this week. This is copied from swimnews. Does anyone believe that there will be a new world swimming governing body?
www.swimnews.com/.../8049
So the swimmers who get 3rd and 4th in their events at Trials are not elite? I'm going to assume you didn't mean that. If swimmers that missed the Olympics are funded, they would go to an international meet. You'd definitely get top talent. The only problem is that many countries don't have our depth.
I think the assumption is swimmers would need to pick their allegiance. If they want to swim at Olympic Trials they are likely going to need to be members of USA Swimming who--almost certainly--will be aligned with FINA. I guess it's possible the third and fourth place swimmers at Trials could jump ship after Trials, but it seems like the new WSA would also need to have some kind of qualifying requirements for their international meet.
So the swimmers who get 3rd and 4th in their events at Trials are not elite? I'm going to assume you didn't mean that. If swimmers that missed the Olympics are funded, they would go to an international meet. You'd definitely get top talent. The only problem is that many countries don't have our depth.
I think the assumption is swimmers would need to pick their allegiance. If they want to swim at Olympic Trials they are likely going to need to be members of USA Swimming who--almost certainly--will be aligned with FINA. I guess it's possible the third and fourth place swimmers at Trials could jump ship after Trials, but it seems like the new WSA would also need to have some kind of qualifying requirements for their international meet.
