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
More on Suitgate: swimswam.com/.../
Arena sound like it is pulling out all the stops. However, the brand new Mark 2 is in short supply. I note Arena says it will provide "racing suits," it doesn't say what suit that will be. It likely won't be an equivalent suit.
I got a prompt email from Tim McCool myself, so they are trying to be responsive.
I got a prompt email from Tim McCool myself, so they are trying to be responsive.
Yes, they seem to be, but the question still remains: why now? Supposedly the issue was first found in February. Why wait until a few days before two major meets (USMS Nats and Charlotte Ultraswim)? I guess there's no good time, but this seems to be a particularly bad time to recall the suits.
Yes, they seem to be, but the question still remains: why now? Supposedly the issue was first found in February. Why wait until a few days before two major meets (USMS Nats and Charlotte Ultraswim)? I guess there's no good time, but this seems to be a particularly bad time to recall the suits.
An extremely bad time! Especially if Arena doesn't have equivalent replacements on hand, which is what worries me. One doesn't want to arrive at Nats with a brand new carbon pro like Teen Fort and be handed a much less expensive powerskin as a "replacement."
FYI, I was racing in a LZR at Zones where I set an NR and posted some good times. There was a snarky comment on FB about my times possibly not counting. The suit was legal then anyway, and it seems from the description that the defect wasn't even performance enhancing.
I agree that there isn't a good time for this to occur. With all the variables associated with ANY meet, the last thing anyone wants to worry about is suit issues of any kind.
If Arena can pull this off (w/equvilent replacements) it will speak volumes off their customer service. I would not want to be working the Arena table where the exchanges will be made. Talk about a deer in the headlights.
Good luck to those of you needing to exchange.
Arena sound like it is pulling out all the stops. However, the brand new Mark 2 is in short supply. I note Arena says it will provide "racing suits," it doesn't say what suit that will be. It likely won't be an equivalent suit.
I got a prompt email from Tim McCool myself, so they are trying to be responsive.
He's saving you an acid green one, right? :bolt:
shouldn't the title be
FINA Withdraws Approval for some Arena Carbon-Pro Suits
after Arena 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
FINA APPROVED SUITS
FINA Approved Tech Suits
