UPDATE: Post edited to remove hyperbole. Never post something in a hurry.
Floswimming lost it's USA Swimming swim meet credentials because Grant videoed part of a meet thereby breaking broadcast rules. Here is a letter USA Swimming sent him. [Link]
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Video of "part of the meet?"
A few seconds from a poor angle during Coughlin's race when he briefly panned away from Russell Mark who was demonstrating the filming? And a brief few seconds showing Tarwater's stroke constitutes a major infraction? Oh please. You'd think he had pirated the whole meet from USAS's flaming response.
This is what I know: In 2007 and 2008 Garret has done more for swimming than both USA Swimming and the Wasserman Media Group combined; which is exactly what they are, combined.
Incredible! Kudos to you Tony for picking up on this right at the beginning and pointing out the potentially disastrous consequences of WMG's agreement with USA Swimming. Unfortunately it seems the worse possible outcome has emerged. Floswimming is a great site for swimming and a great propagator for US swimming as a whole. Trying to hobble it by removing its press credentials at sanctioned meets is a gross disservice to the sport.
4 comments:
Video of "part of the meet?"
A few seconds from a poor angle during Coughlin's race when he briefly panned away from Russell Mark who was demonstrating the filming? And a brief few seconds showing Tarwater's stroke constitutes a major infraction? Oh please. You'd think he had pirated the whole meet from USAS's flaming response.
This is what I know: In 2007 and 2008 Garret has done more for swimming than both USA Swimming and the Wasserman Media Group combined; which is exactly what they are, combined.
Incredible! Kudos to you Tony for picking up on this right at the beginning and pointing out the potentially disastrous consequences of WMG's agreement with USA Swimming. Unfortunately it seems the worse possible outcome has emerged. Floswimming is a great site for swimming and a great propagator for US swimming as a whole. Trying to hobble it by removing its press credentials at sanctioned meets is a gross disservice to the sport.
Craig Lord over at Swimnews presents a good, impartial view of this spat here
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