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
Apparently they will be replacing them at Nationals:
swimswam.com/.../ (updated)
"athletes competing in both Charlotte and at Master’s Nationals this weekend will have their suit needs met by an Arena rep on site."
Nothing wrong with lime...
Says the Limey.
On another note, can someone explain what this means: "During quality control checks it emerged that certain POWERSKIN Carbon-Pro suits exhibited an anomaly that altered the permeability of the swimsuits, making them non-compliant with FINA rules."
What do the rules say about permeability? Must water be able to penetrate through the fabric? If it doesn't, is the idea that air bubbles can get trapped inside the suit, providing some float?
I am wondering if FINA should, in fairness to those of us who don't eat a lot of roughage, institute a rule that all suits must have a one-way flatulence venting valve in the posterior of FINA-approved swim suits. Otherwise, swimmers who like vegetables will be able to gain an unfair advantage over those of us who rarely, if ever, produce gas.
Bring your receipts and the statement. I think the easiest solution (for USMS) is to allow the suits this year. Swimmers have shattered "floaty suit" times since they were banned, so even if these ones help a bit too much, those times will fall eventually.
Masters are getting fitter and faster every year thanks to hard work and dedication in and out of the pool.
well most masters, not me necessarily.
SwimStud will coordinate all of the volunteers for the unofficial butt checkers...
I would not want someone that wears the iron jack on his butt to be the official butt checker.
Unless USMS sends out an update to all entrants, there will be people wearing illegal suits because they have no clue about the ban.
This is a really good point. Not only at USMS Nationals but also at UltraSwim Grand Prix which starts on Thursday here in Charlotte.
The stamp is by the knee according to this article...
FINA Approved Stamp to be Moved to Inside of Suits -- August 14, 2012
PHOENIX, Arizona, August 14. PLENTY has been made about underwater video judging first being discussed by the Olympic coaches at the 2012 London Olympics, but something that went under the radar is a change in the location of the FINA approved stamp for suits.
According to Kim Brackin of Brackin Elite Swim Training, who served as the Zimbabwe's coach with Kirsty Coventry competing in London, FINA will now be required to place its FINA approved logo on the inside of every suit. Brackin stated that officials told the coaches in attendance that the FINA logo on the outside of the suit had been considered to be advertising, and that it will now be placed inside the suit, right by the knee so that officials can quickly flip the suit material to check if it is approved.
Brackin also stated that the bulk of the rest of the coaches meeting dealt with information on FINA approved caps, goggles and suits.
Fina considers their own approved stamp to be advertising. Can they get any more ridiculous?
I think that ruling may have come down from the IOC, not FINA.
