Should they cut down the number of swimming medal events in the olympics?

Question

It seems like they have a medal for Every Stroke for Every Distance for Every combination of swimmers. Anyone think they should reduce this number?

Im from the USA, im glad for phelps and everyone, etc. etc.,

Answer 1

No. the different combinations make watching the races more interesting. It isn't much fun watching someone going back and forth, but the combos add interest and people like say Michael Phelps could break gold medal records.

Answer 2

No, different people are good at different strokes and different distances. It wouldn't be fair if the suddenly cut out all the backstroke or all the long distance events, or whatever.