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Old 08-19-2008, 04:35 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by MikeWaters View Post
swim team dues 150/month.

again, a good explanation about why the pool of athletes that comprise competitive swimming is so small. It explains why Cullen Jones is only the 2nd African American on the US Swim Team in Olympic history.

Wowzers that is expensive.
Yes, it is dang expensive, and yes it may explain why there may be so few AA kids swimming.

But do you really believe the number of competitive swimmers is that small? Our town has about 80,000 people - relatively small by California standards. There are probably 500 other towns in America bigger than ours (a wild guess on my part).

There are probably at least 250 competivitive swimmers here on the three organized swim teams. These are kids that practice between 3 and 10 hours per week. How many other Olympic sports have 5 year olds that practice that much? Please limit your answer to your top 10 answers.
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