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Old 09-02-2010, 12:38 PM   #1
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Why do our swimmers not have these?

Forget needing more 50m pools to train in, this is what our swimmers need to perform at their best

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/othe...ng/8496464.stm

How cool is that?! I'm surprised Stevie K hasn't got one already with arcade games installed at the back.
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Old 09-02-2010, 02:09 PM   #2
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Me likey! Mind you, if I had that bus, and it had a PS3 on it...well, I probably wouldn't ever get in the pool!
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Old 09-02-2010, 07:00 PM   #3
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Forget needing more 50m pools to train in, this is what our swimmers need to perform at their best
Those cyclists have earnt that treatment, via the track programme.

Has the UK swimming team?
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Old 13-02-2010, 03:05 PM   #4
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It has something to do with sponorship.
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Old 13-02-2010, 03:33 PM   #5
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It has something to do with sponorship.
I'm sure British Gas could afford a team bus.
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I'd guess it's:



Not the key word - "professional".
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Perhaps British Gas may be able to provide one of these:

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I'd guess it's:



Not the key word - "professional".
In what sense are our top swimmers not professionals?
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In what sense are our top swimmers not professionals?
The system as a whole is not professional. It is not aiming to make money.

"Team Sky" is an attempt from Sky to make money. Any sport impact is a bi product.
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