The 2012 United States Olympic Trials - Swimming
will once again be held at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
The 2008 Trials set a new standard for swimming excitement and 2012 promises to bring even more poolside thrills to America's Heartland.
Check back often for updates as we draw closer to naming the team that will represent the United States in the pool at the London Olympic Games.
When: Mon June 25th - Mon July 2nd 2012
DAYS Till
Where: Qwest Center Omaha
455 North 10th Street Omaha, NE 68102
PSYCH Sheet
RESULTS
One cool thing is the website has USA Olympic Swimming Trials Results from 1920 - 2008
CUTS
APPROVED TECH SUITS
Link to 2012 Olympic Swimming
but the coolest thing is our 2012 LCM Nats is in the same pool starting Thu July 5th, 2012
2012 USMS Summer LCM Nationals
Qwest Center, Omaha, NE
Thu July 5 - Sun 8, 2012
Long Course Meters
Qualifying Times will be available in early 2012
2012 Olympics USMS Forum Site
Missy Franklin WSJ article
online.wsj.com/.../SB10001424052970204257504577153054136465114.html
A nice article...but I am really growing to hate the NCAA for its idiotic rules and stunning hypocrisy while colleges (and others) make huge piles of money from NCAA sports (mostly football and basketball, or course).
www.theatlantic.com/.../
Two of the noble principles on which the NCAA justifies its existence—“amateurism” and the “student-athlete”—are cynical hoaxes, legalistic confections propagated by the universities so they can exploit the skills and fame of young athletes.
I don't necessarily agree with everything in this article -- and I don't think that a university will gain a lot of money from Missy Franklin matriculating there -- but it is definitely worth a read.
IMO Missy Frankly or anyone else should be able to make money while competing for whatever college team she likes.
(Sorry for the hijack)
What's interesting and idiotic about NCAA rules is, I believe a HS senior could become a pro baseball player for a few years then attend a university and be eligible to do a different sport like football or track.
Yup, Brandon Weeden (QB for Ok State) played pro baseball first.
A nice article...but I am really growing to hate the NCAA for its idiotic rules and stunning hypocrisy while colleges (and others) make huge piles of money from NCAA sports (mostly football and basketball, or course).
www.theatlantic.com/.../
I don't necessarily agree with everything in this article -- and I don't think that a university will gain a lot of money from Missy Franklin matriculating there -- but it is definitely worth a read.
IMO Missy Frankly or anyone else should be able to make money while competing for whatever college team she likes.
(Sorry for the hijack)
What's interesting and idiotic about NCAA rules is, I believe a HS senior could become a pro baseball player for a few years then attend a university and be eligible to do a different sport like football or track.
I think Missy should go pro before trials, she's likely to earn 5 or 10 times more or more as a pro swimmer than the cost of any 4 year scholarship at any Div 1 school, but I guess she wants the NCAA experience. Heard she might be leaning towards Cal or Stanford.
Janet Evans was the darling of the 1988 Olympics and I imagine she missed out on some significant endorsement deals by waiting to turn pro.
A few years ago I heard that with the emergence of swimming super stars like Phelps, Lochte, and Coughlin who have signficant suit contacts, it's lowered the budget for the really incredible next tier of swimmers.
Wonder if Phelps will be like Michael Jordan and continue to have significant endorsement deals when he's retired?
I hope Omaha & London are incredible for Missy.
We'll see
My poor wife and kids. Their summer vacation is going to be in Omaha. But this could be a nice change from the brutal heat of Florida, so I'm thinking every four years??
Olympian and USMS member Adam Mania is featured in two articles on the USA Swimming web site:
TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS: ADAM MANIA, PART 1
TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS: ADAM MANIA, PART 2
there should be some fast swimming this coming weekend
in Texas most College Swimmers are rested to slightly rested for Conference & continuing to rest for NCAAs
TX just had it's 4A & 5A state swimming championships many of those kids are rested and some will be going for the OT cuts.
In Austin, TX
March 1 - 3
2012 American Short Course championships &
March 4 Long Course Time Trials
Longhorn Aquatics Meets page
PSYCH SHEET
& at A&M are the
2012 Speedo Champions Series Southern Zone Short Course Sectional Championships
March 1 - 4, 2012
Meet INFO
