Craig Lord at Swim News is back in the links column. His recent interview with Chuck Wielgus, Executive Director of USA Swimming was epic. He got Mr. Wielgus to admit that USA Swimming is entering into a for-profit model with the Wasserman Media Group despite that USA Swimming is a non-profit governmental body. That Timed Finals has been so bad at crediting sources that they will summarily rebrand the site; or relaunch it with a new name and bring in a new publisher. Also included is info regarding a former marketing chief at USA Swimming but now a "consultant" for the organization is somehow tied to this deal financially.This interview has brought more to light regarding the USA Swimming/Wasserman Media Group deal than any other article or editorial and I thank Craig Lord for that.
Here is a link to his interview: [Link]
My take: If USA Swimming wants to become a for-profit agency like the NFL; (Mr. Wielgus does site the NFL as a potential model for news and programming), then swimmers connected to the USA Swimming organization should start getting paid and start sharing in the profits much like the NFL players do.
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While how USA Swimming is going to share revenues with its swimmers is the big question I think another to be asked is how USA Swimming is going to spend the anticipated funds. Will part be used to reduce present government subsidies (benefit the public); expand various programs (benefit the sport); or will USA Swimming's executive salaries garner most of the income (benefit insiders)?
I am thinking it will be the latter - so are you I bet. ;-)
if you've been watching swimming world this week, you'll get this one:
http://texasswimming.blogspot.com/2008/01/rumor.html
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