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Date Posted: Tuesday April 05 2005
Author: Onwar and Upward
Author Host/IP: NoHost / 24.244.179.121
Subject: Re: Just some things to think about
In reply to: ? 's message, "Just some things to think about" on Monday April 04 2005

Dissappointing performances from swimmers who were cheated?????? Please take your negativity and get lost......all you are doing is further rubbing salt into wounds.....that I'm not sure would be there without all this nonsense....or is it jealousy? Probably both....neither of which can be easy to live with and certainly don't help the youth....You say don't get too excited about the girls results....these girls dominated CARIFTA and have set more records....Bahamian and CARIFTA than any other Bahamian Girls team....and one female swimmer with ten individual golds and three relay medals.....has that ever been done before?.....but think its OK to keep focused on what you call disappointing results because of "cheating".....get a grip....
As for your other comments whoever you are perhaps you should turn your attention to Club level swimming.......surely the Coaches must be able to take something from these results......and see that the great individual and Team results came from hard and dedicated training.......these performances didn't just happen.....it takes God given ability, positive attitude, motivation, good coaching, supportive parents and more to accomplish what some of these swimmers accomplioshed. History was made at this CARIFTA by Bahamian swimmers......
we are all proud......you should be too!

The Carifta team did well�I applaud them. There is no
>way that anyone can be disappointed with the OVERALL
>performance. However, there were also some
>disappointing results. They were not disappointing
>because the swimmers didn�t try their best or place as
>high as they were expected to, the results were
>disappointing because the people who were �cheated�
>out of their spots on the team could have, no, WOULD
>have placed higher and received more points. We
>definitely would have had better results in the relays
>if those people who actually DESERVED to compete in
>Carifta got a chance to.
>
>As far as the comment about the �Golden Girls�, yes
>the girls swam really well and they deserved their
>medals. Let us remember though that Carifta is the
>lowest level of international competition that the
>Bahamas competes in. I�m not trying to say that what
>these girls accomplished didn�t mean anything, or that
>they aren�t headed for great accomplishments in the
>future, I�m simply saying let�s not get too exited.
>The Bahamas has seen it�s fair share of Carifta Golden
>girls, from 11-12 all the way to 15 - 17, but where
>are they now? Many of them haven�t swam a lap since
>their last Carifta! I think what Old Timer was trying
>to say was that there is really no depth in this sport
>after age group swimming, and that the BSF should try
>to do something to develop all the talent we have in
>age group swimming, so that it continues in larger,
>more competitive meets.
>
>Just some things to think about.

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