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By Patrick Murphy, Swimming World Intern<\/em><\/p>\n

As we approach the World Championships heading into the Olympic year, we get to see a number of veterans compete in what\u2019s believed to be their last go-around. The World Championship roster includes three-time Olympian Ryan Lochte<\/strong>, multiple two-time Olympians, and countless swimmers over the age of 25. This roster doesn\u2019t even include a certain four-time Olympian due to suspension.<\/p>\n

Surprisingly, even with all those veterans, this roster is not quite as \u201cold\u201d as some international meet rosters in the recent past. Ever since the Michael Phelps<\/strong> era began in 2000, the average age of the male Olympic team has trended upwards.<\/p>\n

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***Ages courtesy of USA Swimming***<\/p>\n

On a positive note, this shows how far swimming has come. Not too long ago, swimming was a sport consisting mainly of college athletes. Very few managed to swim past the age of 22. Now, swimming is a legitimate \u201cprofessional sport.\u201d USA Swimming provides a number of athlete services<\/a> that allow swimmers to compete well into their 20s.<\/p>\n

This is great for the sport of swimming. While not on the level of the NBA or NFL, young swimmers can still aspire to be \u201cprofessional swimmers.\u201d As the \u201cprofessional\u201d aspect of the sport continues to grow, we see more and more swimmers competing into their 30s. Keep in mind this is not just perennial Olympians like Phelps, Lochte, and Matt Grevers<\/strong>, but other competitors like David Plummer<\/strong>, Nick Thoman<\/strong>, and Mike Alexandrov<\/strong> are successfully competing as professional swimmers.<\/p>\n

On one hand, this trend is only going to make careers longer and the sport faster and more competitive. But is there also a negative effect of these veterans continuing to swim so long as professionals?<\/p>\n

The Age Gap<\/h2>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Maria Dobysheva<\/p><\/div>\n

The age gap for USA Men\u2019s swimming has been a topic of conversation for years now. As mentioned before, there are a number of late 20, early 30-year-olds on the World Championship team. We also have young stars on the World Championship team like Kevin Cordes<\/strong>, Ryan Murphy<\/strong>, Reed Malone<\/strong>, and Jordan Wilimovsky<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Take Ryan Murphy for example. He is the youngest on the World Championship roster, turning 20 just a few weeks ago. Michael Phelps turned 30 last month. As impressive as it is that Murphy is competing at the international level at age 20, remember that Phelps made his first Olympic team at age 15. This difference in age held by the youngest roster member shows how much times have changed.<\/p>\n

Of course, Phelps was Phelps, and no one can compare to him, but still in 2000, the average age at the Olympics was 21.1. In 2012, that age was 26 and we can expect this average to only increase next summer.<\/p>\n

While in all likelihood,\u00a0these college kids<\/a> are going to get their chance to shine, the real issue here is the lack of international experienced held by those in between the youngsters and the veterans. These are the swimmers who have been overshadowed by the Phelps and Lochtes of the sport. These are the swimmers who have not gained Olympic experience.<\/p>\n

Outside of Nathan Adrian<\/strong>, Tyler Clary<\/strong>, Conor Dwyer<\/strong>, and Conor Jaeger<\/strong>, no US swimmers in their mid-twenties have made an Olympic team. Yes, athletes like Tom Shields<\/strong> and Michael McBroom<\/strong> are on this year\u2019s Worlds team, but they still lack extensive international experience. When these swimmers are called upon for veteran leadership once the big-time veterans retire, will they have enough experience to provide it?<\/p>\n

Hurting the future?<\/h2>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher\/USA Today Sports Images<\/p><\/div>\n

Almost every elite swimmer\u2019s goal is to make the Olympic team one day. Recently, two potential future US Olympians decided to swim for other countries. Shane Ryan<\/strong>, NCAA All-American in the 100 back and 100 free, now swims for Ireland. In addition, Santo Condorelli<\/strong> recently posted the number one ranked 100 freestyle in the world while swimming for Canada.<\/p>\n

I do not know what led these swimmers to swim for other countries, but I am sure a number of factors influenced their decisions. I do not doubt their competitiveness, but I will say that it would have been much tougher to decide against the United States if some of these veterans were not still standing in the way of an Olympic berth.<\/p>\n

In addition to elite swimmers deciding to swim for other countries, there is also a chance of swimmers choosing alternate career goals over the Olympic dreams. Take the case of David Nolan<\/strong>. He is one of the most decorated college swimmers of all-time, currently is the only swimmer (for now) to break 1:40 in the 200 IM, and owns arguably the most impressive high school national record in history in that same event.<\/p>\n

But, he has never qualified for a major international meet and he is a Stanford graduate. In addition, he swims the same event that Phelps and Lochte have dominated for more than a decade. If Nolan doesn\u2019t make the Olympic team in 2016, will he continue to swim? Only he knows the answer, and I expect that he will. But if he doesn\u2019t, I presume Phelps and Lochte sticking around past their primes influenced the decision.<\/p>\n

Is this all bad?<\/h2>\n

Now, this whole situation could play out perfectly for the US. We will find out next summer. If some of the young guys make the Olympic team and the veterans mentor them on how to lead and perform consistently, this links the old generation to the new one. If not, the US will compete internationally with a very inexperienced team after the 2016 Olympics. That lack of experience may very well hurt US performance in 2017.<\/p>\n

Overall, professional swimming is great for the sport. I am not arguing that professional swimming is bad. It is fantastic that people are getting sponsorships and making money doing what they love.<\/p>\n

Trust me, I started my first full-time job last Monday, and I would choose to put my body through hell if I could swim for a living instead of sitting at a desk all day. What I am arguing is that if these veterans shut out the young up-and-comers yet again, USA Swimming could be in trouble in 2017. Hopefully, it all works out next summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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