This is very interesting:
swimswam.com/.../
What are people who bought one of these for USMS Nationals going to do? I'm sure Arena is going to offer to replace the suits, but with Nationals days away it's going to be tough to get a new one before the meet starts.
Arena, therefore, advised FINA of its decision to withdraw the approval codes of concerned POWERSKIN Carbon-Pro models:
AR220993 – woman full body open back
AR220994 – woman full body closed back
AR141364 – man jammer
Consequently, as of May 7 onwards, all POWERSKIN Carbon-Pro suits to be used in FINA sanctioned events will have the following approval codes:
AR221039 – woman full body open back
AR221028 – woman full body closed back
AR141028 – man jammer
I think USMS is going to have to make a decision on this. It's not fair either way, really. It's not fair to let some people use illegal suits, and it's not fair to make these suits illegal just days before the meet. Since the meet is SCY my opinion is USMS should allow the suits. I'm just glad I didn't buy one!!
I think USMS is going to have to make a decision on this. It's not fair either way, really. It's not fair to let some people use illegal suits, and it's not fair to make these suits illegal just days before the meet. Since the meet is SCY my opinion is USMS should allow the suits. I'm just glad I didn't buy one!!
