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>The NATIONALS date was not based on Pan Am >swimmers......it was based on many factors. >The fact that the regional meets e.g. CISC, CCCAN and >CISC have conflicted with the BSF Nationals date every >year for the past three years needs to be looked at >for forward planning. The CISC and CCCAN have had 25+ >qualified swimmers every time.....these are >developmental meets where the Bahamian swimmers need >to be able to compete in top form.......having a >Nationals at the same time or a week before one of >these mmets surely doesn't make any sense to the >development of the sport or the swimmer! >The Clubs were all involved in the decision making >process for the Nationals date this year.....and last >year.....the majority came to the decision that this >would be the best date .......also senior swimmers who >are abroad are expected to all be home to >compete.....high school and university students.....We >all need to stop shooting ourselves in the >foot.....and get on with the bsuiness at hand and get >as many swimmers qualified for the May Nationals as >possible.....stop the whining and >complaining......anyone who has the desire to qualify >still has the time to do it in!] >Coaches and parents tell your children that their goal >to make Nationals can still be met if they really >beleive they can do it and have the desire......who >knows this may even get them fater times! >Life brings us challenges....this is a vry minute >one.....rise to it Coaches, Parents and Swimmers.If >you don't make it the only reason will be YOU decided >not to make the effort.....which is your choice and >decision to make. > >Males......step up to the plate.....the females have >been out swimming you guys for to long..... > >>it has been a long time since i have made a post on >>this site. my time in swimming has been long >> >>i have read some of the post that were put up by the >>swimmers and i am in agreement with what most of them >>have said. >>the cuts for pan ams. it is unfortunate that they were >>changed but it worked out better for the females. i >>think that those not knowing need to look at the last >>3 pan am results and understand that some of those >>girls have an opprutunity to get a second swim with >>their now personal best times. the asua times were >>based on results of previous meets and i think people >>need to understand that at these meets only 2 can come >>from each country. it is an opprutinity for swimmers >>to experince a high level of competition without all >>the pressure. >>the disparity between the best men and the others and >>the best women and the others is much less. that is >>why the times are faster for them. >>mistakes may have been made with the cuts for the >>higher level meets but there have never been this much >>swimmers in different events acheiving such high >>levels of performance in the sport. so there has to be >>adjustments by the decision makers to ensure that all >>have the best opprotunity without embarrassing the >>fedreation. >>look at what the pan ams did for alana dillette; she >>has continued to improve because she now understands >>what has to be done to be the best. >>apart from jeremy, right now, their is not a lot in >>the pipeline with regards to the men. there are a few >>holding down the fort and the others need time to >>mature. some of them are swimming fast but are they >>swimming as fast as some of the boys back in the day? >>they have some huge shoes to fill. you had to swim >>24.6 back in the day to make a 50fr final at >>nationals. allan murry can come back and win 5ofr at >>nationals 2006. yes, the boys have plenty work to do, >>and they need to work. >>parents, you need to stop babying the boys, as some of >>our top senior boys are being beaten by senior girls >>in their best events. that is a no no. lets get it >>together. >> >>oh! nationals in may, an absolute step backward for >>swimming. we have over 300 swimmers in the federation >>and we are basing our main meet on about 10 seniors >>who have to go to pan ams. >>from the last time i remember, people usually come to >>see the younger swimmers as their races have been much >>more exciting. >>or, have we catered to a minority of ex-pat children, >>that usullay go home before the best date, which is >>the independence holiday wekend. their schools close >>early and do not have to do government exams because >>they are not subsidized. again, just a few. >>what about the effect it is going to have on the >>swimmers that went to carifta about a month earlier? >>oh boy! some of us know so little about swimming, a >>taper and the effects of a taper on perfamce shortly >>after. ask the swimmers that went to cisc, did >>nationals, and cac. swam like crap at cac because it >>was too far from their initial taper for cisc. we are >>looking at possibly 36 swimmers with this same time >>frame possibly not swimming wellat the "may" >nationals. >>i can't forget the poor folks in freeport who probbaly >>will not come, or will be very small. they have their >>reasons as they have been living in that environment >>and understand their parameters. rumor has it, some of >>their top swimmers will not make the trip, exams are >>important! >>boy would i like to put my name, but swimmers, i got >>ya back! gents, keep swimming hard by training hard. >>haters are only motivation, do not let anyone give you >>anything in swimming. TAKE WHAT YOU WANT BECAUSE THEY >>CAN'T TAKE IT FORM YOU! >>comeback! hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
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