Take a look at the press release posted on swiminfo.com: www.swiminfo.com/.../6949.asp
Here's a quote that bothers me:
By strategically increasing the surface area, TYR has increased his/her ability to pull without increasing any resistance through the recovery. Just think of it as ascending an aquatic ladder.
Should these be allowed? I would guess that they are o.k. as far as current rules read, but I don't like it. I think these sleeves amount to an aid, sort of like wearing paddles. I guess the question is: what constitutes a swimsuit? Obviously caps are o.k., so you can't argue that it must be one piece.
Originally posted by gull80
Then they could line up corporate sponsors for the suits so you can tell one swimmer from the next (Michael Phelps in the Mountain Dew Fastskin, Ian Thorpe in the Target Fastskin).
I was just thinking about this the other day walking to the pool. A cyclist rode past me wearing one of those ridiculously garish outfits completely plastered with advertisements. I was thinking how nice it was that we don't have that in swimming. It's very prevalent in other sports like cycling, skiing, etc. In fact I remember meets in college where we used a Sharpie to black out the Speedo logo on our suits just to make sure we weren't violating any rules!
Originally posted by gull80
Then they could line up corporate sponsors for the suits so you can tell one swimmer from the next (Michael Phelps in the Mountain Dew Fastskin, Ian Thorpe in the Target Fastskin).
I was just thinking about this the other day walking to the pool. A cyclist rode past me wearing one of those ridiculously garish outfits completely plastered with advertisements. I was thinking how nice it was that we don't have that in swimming. It's very prevalent in other sports like cycling, skiing, etc. In fact I remember meets in college where we used a Sharpie to black out the Speedo logo on our suits just to make sure we weren't violating any rules!
