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08-19-2008 05:30 PM |
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Originally Posted by creekster
(Post 254411)
Mike's point keeps bouncing around, so it's hard ot tell what it is. He started of by saying the pool of particiapnts is very small. I don't think this is true, at least as compared to many other Olympic sports. Then he started talkking about it's economic exclusivity, which probabyl is true, but which may not have much to do wiht the number of particiapnts.
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There are costs associated with swimming but it's more cultural than costs that impact swimming. The travel is what is expensive, but the cost of clubs is not that bad.
My son was on a polynesian club football team and that got expensive but none of the kids lacked any of the special gear.
Cullen Jones and those like are trying to change this image, but it's more cultural than costs. |
