This is very interesting:
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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
Black tape or permanent marker over the Arena logo should do the trick.
Those suits are pretty obvious. I think it's going to take a little more than covering up the logo!
Of course who is going to check if you've got the illegal suit or the (legal) replacement suit? I doubt it's obvious. They will both carry the FINA approved QR stamp. Seriously, this could be quite a problem. It's almost got to be the honor system. Major meets will probably need to check everyone's suit.
edit: yes, it is obvious. As mentioned in my first post the model number appears on the FINA approved stamp. Looks like meets will need to add a few more volunteer spots for "official butt checker." :)
Black tape or permanent marker over the Arena logo should do the trick.
Those suits are pretty obvious. I think it's going to take a little more than covering up the logo!
Of course who is going to check if you've got the illegal suit or the (legal) replacement suit? I doubt it's obvious. They will both carry the FINA approved QR stamp. Seriously, this could be quite a problem. It's almost got to be the honor system. Major meets will probably need to check everyone's suit.
edit: yes, it is obvious. As mentioned in my first post the model number appears on the FINA approved stamp. Looks like meets will need to add a few more volunteer spots for "official butt checker." :)
