The biggest losers in the Australian swimming teams “we were just being boys” scenario, (apart from the tax payers who fund them) are the boys themselves. Olympic games only happen every four years, so how many of these boys will qualify for Rio? Will their time have passed them by, will they have been overtaken by a younger group of swimmers? If so, they will probably look back with regret and wish they had done things differently. There are no second chances!
Conversely, the attitude of the paralympians has been an inspiration. They do not receive the funding that our able bodied sports people do, but they embrace the whole concept for what it is, and they acknowledge it is a privilege to be there, not their god given right, and as a bonus they are raking in the medals!!!
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