{"id":250924,"date":"2017-04-10T16:41:13","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T23:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=250924"},"modified":"2017-04-10T16:41:13","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T23:41:13","slug":"coaches-react-to-fina-proposal-to-add-olympic-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/coaches-react-to-fina-proposal-to-add-olympic-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Coaches React to FINA Proposal to Add Olympic Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the weekend,<em> Swimming World\u00a0<\/em>reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fina-proposes-larger-event-schedule-for-tokyo-olympic-games-includes-50s-stroke-distance-free-and-mixed-relays\/\" target=\"_blank\">FINA has proposed adding ten events<\/a>\u2014the women&#8217;s 800 free and men&#8217;s 1500 free, stroke 50s and mixed 400 free and medley relays\u2014to the Olympic program in 2020. That would match the current schedule of the FINA World Championships.<\/p>\n<p>In the coaching community, the reaction to this proposal has been mixed. Some, including Arizona State head coach and 2016 U.S. men&#8217;s head coach <strong>Bob Bowman<\/strong>, worry that if the IOC chose to add events, the cap on athletes would not be increased, limiting the entry limits in current Olympic events.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">&#8220;While I think it is highly unlikely that the IOC will expand the event program, I would prioritize adding the men&#8217;s 800 and women&#8217;s 1500, then the 50s of strokes, and finally the mixed relays.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">&#8220;I have concerns about adding relay events and also adding individual events while keeping the roster sizes the same. The IOC has been insistent on keeping participant numbers at the same level. It doesn&#8217;t make sense to add relay events in this dynamic.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong> &#8211; <\/strong>Bob Bowman, 2016 USA Olympic Head Men&#8217;s Swim Coach<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>USA Swimming National Team director\u00a0<strong>Frank Busch\u00a0<\/strong>had a similar stance to Bowman, arguing in favor of the distance events but expressing reservations otherwise.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">\u201cI would support the addition of the 800 for men and 1500 for women. 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