2025 HOF

 

Last night the Texas Swimming & Diving Hall of Fame crew, headed by Bill Robertson, put on another great show.

 

Learn more about the Class of 2025 inductees here

 

Bill Rob joined us on a podcast last year.  More here

 

2025 inductee Richard Sybesma visited with us as well.  That's here

 

Unfortunately, Bobby couldn't talk Eddie into a shark fishing trip.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quote of the Day

 

The possibilities are numerous once

we decide to act and not react.

George Bernard Shaw

 

Quote of the Day

The wise man must remember that while

he is a descendant of the past,

he is a parent of the future.

Herbert Spencer

Quote of the Day

 

I work in whatever medium likes me at the moment.

Moishe Shagal, a.k.a. Marc Chagall 

Quote of the Day

 

One advantage of talking to yourself is that

you know at least somebody's listening.

via adidjan

Franklin P. Jones

 

Quote of the Day

 

There is always a heavy demand for fresh

mediocrity.  In every generation the least

cultivated taste has the largest appetite.

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin

Quote of the Day

 

Setting a good example for your children

takes all the fun out of middle age.

via azquotes

William Feather

 

Quote of the Day

 

Things have got to be wrong in

order that they may be deplored.

via Art of Quotation

Alfred Whitney Griswold

What's Wrong With SW?

 

What happened to Swimming World magazine?

 

Are they lowering their standards to compete with SwimScam?

 

They deposited a big, fat doodoo online yesterday.  Read it here

 

via Stateline Sport Network

MALE swimmer from Westlake, TX - Will Thomas - played dress-up at Penn so he could access the women's locker room while stealing opportunities from female athletes.  Racing as Lia, he made a mockery of our sport for the entire world to witness.

 

For some reason, SW's Matthew De George seems to advocate for Thomas.  De George plays along with the charade, referring to Thomas as "her".

 

The Penn Quakers, the Ivy League Conference, and the NCAA allowed Thomas to cheat women out of opportunities, recognition, awards, and records.

 

Allowing this male to masquerade as a female is a clear violation of Title IX.

 

Swimming World should focus on trying to right the wrongs, rather than provide a platform for a cheater who helped do great harm to our sport!

 

 

 

 

Quote of the Day

 

I'd rather have a part where you walk into a

room and you leave.  That's perfect for me.

Amy Louise Sedaris