tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975505450747471721.post7464544259402878877..comments2013-02-12T04:41:22.963-06:00Comments on My husband... just your average, everyday, Olympian: The state of the APA in this swim wife's opinion...Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15870456063334695269noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975505450747471721.post-51837023547446045282010-09-20T01:15:18.602-05:002010-09-20T01:15:18.602-05:00Unfortunately Mark's own agent, David Arluck, ...Unfortunately Mark's own agent, David Arluck, is one of the main reasons this thing didn't pan. Arluck seems to think the contract would hurt the athletes... I don't think so. What it would hurt is Arluck's 20%. Let's look at his active athletes...<br /><br />Mark Gangloff<br />Adam Ritter<br />Matt Grevers<br />Megan Jendrick<br />Christine Magnuson<br />Nick Thoman<br /><br />Are ANY of them making $50000 a year right now? Probably not. So why is Arluck and Morgenstein upset? Well because 20% of nothing is less than the 20% of the $10k or $20k they're making off the athletes now. So they'd rather their athletes get screwed. I'm sure all of his athletes would rather let USA Swimming use their likeness in exchange for 50-grand rather than "protect their image" and make nothing, or close to nil. I think it is sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975505450747471721.post-85497190831681776232010-09-19T07:30:13.791-05:002010-09-19T07:30:13.791-05:00I think people in USA swimming haven't given u...I think people in USA swimming haven't given up the idea, they just have to rearrange the plan...maybe there's still hope?Liliana Avramovichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03364689052130017320noreply@blogger.com