The Speedo LZR Racer

RE: The Speedo LZR Racer

Former Member — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:30:41 GMT

FINA allowed the LZR suit to be worn at the Masters World Championships.

RE: The Speedo LZR Racer

Former Member — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:15:59 GMT

FINA allowed the LZR suit to be worn at the Masters World Championships. I wish someone could explain why. On the face of it it seems a suit is available if FINA declares it is available regardless of whether the manufacturer will actually make it available. I just don't understand.

RE: The Speedo LZR Racer

Former Member — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:15:55 GMT

FINA has not declared the suit unavailable. It is currently in use at the FINA Masters World Championships.

RE: The Speedo LZR Racer

Former Member — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:04:06 GMT

FINA has not declared the suit unavailable. It is currently in use at the FINA Masters World Championships. Has FINA declared the LZR unavailable? Someone reported that it too was in use at Worlds, but Speedo is very clear that it is not available beyond a limited group of athletes.

RE: The Speedo LZR Racer

Former Member — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:14:41 GMT

Suits that are approved by FINA for competition are allowed in our meets. So, yes, the Blue Seventy pointzero3 and the Xterra suits would be allowed. Does the FINA availability clause come into that decision at all?

RE: The Speedo LZR Racer

Former Member — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:09:43 GMT

Thanks Mark. This whole suit issue is really crazy right now. I guess that's to be expected in an Olympic year.

RE: The Speedo LZR Racer

Former Member — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:59:35 GMT

Suits that are approved by FINA for competition are allowed in our meets. So, yes, the Blue Seventy pointzero3 and the Xterra suits would be allowed.

RE: The Speedo LZR Racer

Former Member — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:49:32 GMT

Does anyone know if the new triathlon speedsuits like the Blueseventy PointZero3/3+ will be allowed at Nats? I've read that FINA has approved many of these suits and they are/have been available to the public for some time now (unlike the new LZR). Just curious.

RE: The Speedo LZR Racer

barryf — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:10:45 GMT

Thanks for the links Jayhawk. FINA just posted the following press release: PR18 - FINA PRESS RELEASE on ARENA Open Letter to FINA on swimsuits All swimsuit manufacturers are very important partners to FINA, Member Federations, swimmers, coaches and officials, substantially contributing to the growth of our Sport. Consequently, FINA, in partnership with the manufacturers, implemented the following: 1. Regulations on swimwear approval have been formulated in close co-operation with the manufacturers, whose participation and contribution was essential (available on FINA website www.fina.org); 2. The FINA swimwear approval process has been implemented since 21 November 2005 without any subsequent specific remarks made by the manufacturers on the process; 3. FINA is always willing to examine issues in connection with the swimsuit approval. However, to the best of our knowledge, there is no objective scientific evidence on the alleged buoyancy advantage provided by ‘SPEEDO LZR Racer’, ‘TYR Tracer Light’ or any other swimsuit approved by FINA; 4. On 12 February 2008 (i.e. before any discussion on swimsuit arose), FINA invited all the swimwear manufacturers to participate on a meeting on 12 April 2008 in Manchester (GBR) on the occasion of the 9th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m). The stated purpose of this meeting is to review and update, if considered necessary, the procedure and requirements for swimwear approval; 5. We underline that at FINA competitions, the rule GR 5.6 - “the manufacturers must ensure that the approved new swimsuit will be available for all competitors” - will apply.

RE: The Speedo LZR Racer

orca1946 — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:48:59 GMT

You gotta have the horse power to make the suit work, still it make you wonder if they have something!

RE: The Speedo LZR Racer

Former Member — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:24:51 GMT

Barry, There's been a lot of discussion on these forums about this suit. See these threads: 2/16/08: "LZR" forums.usms.org/showthread.php 3/1/08: "the science of LZR'ing" forums.usms.org/showthread.php 3/24/08: "Should we "ban" the LZR Racer from Nationals?" forums.usms.org/showthread.php 3/27/08: "LZR suit" forums.usms.org/showthread.php 3/28/08: "EAMON Sullivan breaks 50 LCM FREE WR again in 21.28" forums.usms.org/showthread.php 3/29/08: "LZR - It's Faster, but by how much?" forums.usms.org/showthread.php 3/31/08: "Why so many WRs?" forums.usms.org/showthread.php 4/6/08: "Speedo LZR using banned materials and methods?" forums.usms.org/showthread.php