Great Britain thinks that they can make a great national swim team by throwing "Queen Elizabeths"; ("Benjamins" in our Country), at a great coach. I feel that money should be spent making pools.Scott of Canuckswimmer says: "... the route to Olympic gold being through mass participation rather than better management of what currently exists. A few hundred thousand pounds a year spent on creating venues for age group swimming, media publicity, better entry and mid level coaching, and subsidies and travel for upcoming elites would pay out far greater dividends, even if it would be eight to twelve years down the road.
Canada says: it's not the money that counts but the environment in which experts have to create champions, says Pierre Lafontaine, chief executive of Swimming Canada. [Link]
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Don't believe money doesn't count in elite athletics because it does. The only question is the best way to invest it. Poor Lafontaine has to toe the government line and so can't talk about the real problem in Canadian swimming - the lack of sufficient funds to compete at the international level!
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