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[quote=Anonymous][quote]And yet I do not think that the parents who willingly pay $2,000+ in annual fees to swim programs for their kids to socialize and become "better" swimmers, would necessarily make the same investment for their child to become "better" in the academics or arts.[/quote] I am the PP at 6:19. To clarify: I am not objecting to parents of non-Olympic swimmers subsidizing the parents of Olympic swimmers. I am objecting parents of non-Olympic swimmers unknowingly subsidizing the parents of Olympic swimmers. If USA Swimming (or whatever) offered the parents a choice: 1. Pay $3,000+, to cover both their own children and the extra the "most talented swimmers" use. 2. Pay $2,000 (or whatever), to cover their own children only. I'm guessing that most parents would pick option #2. But maybe they wouldn't, I don't know -- I'm not involved in competitive swimming (or competitive anything else).[/quote]
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