A fellow master swimmer recently posed the question of whether or not there have been any swim races in the past (I think open water races is what he had in mind) where the participants can use any equipment they want as long as it is not motorized equipment in any way....i.e. fins, paddles, wetsuits, ...etc...as long as the human body provides all of the energy (i.e. no motors of any kind)? Does anyone know the answer?
I thought that it was an interesting question......I wonder how fast a group of swimmers could swim in an open water race of say 2 or 3 miles if the participants were all allowed to use fins, paddles, and wetsuits?
Newmastersswimmer
Originally posted by newmastersswimmer
I thought that it was an interesting question......I wonder how fast a group of swimmers could swim in an open water race of say 2 or 3 miles if the participants were all allowed to use fins, paddles, and wetsuits?
You'd probably get more replies on a triathlete discussion forum.
At the last open water meet of the season,after the 1500M, Oregon Masters has a 1000M where any equipment is allowed,wetsuit,fins,paddles,etc. After that event they then have a 500M kick only event. Many people enter all 3.
The Bonaire Ecoswim run by Randy Nutt (www.swimpaddles.com) has a fin division in each of his races. There were fin swimmers in the one mile and 5k race this last year.
Originally posted by craiglll@yahoo.com
I once heard Pablo Marselis talk aboput the races in eastern Europe where they use fins. It is all kicking no strokes. I tried to find out more info at the time but couldn't. Supp
Craig,
Try one of these links
www.worldgames2005.de/.../swimming.about.com/.../offsite.htm
I once heard Pablo Marselis talk aboput the races in eastern Europe where they use fins. It is all kicking no strokes. I tried to find out more info at the time but couldn't. Supp[osedly, that is where the fin used for butterfly workouts was developed.
Does any one have any more info?
For the english channel there is an organization that is an offshoot called the channel crossing association or something like that that will certify channel crossings of many types.
Basically you set the terms and they will certify that you did it. So you want to cross the channel in wetsuit and fins then they will certify it for you. I suspect it comes form the desire of many people to wear wetsuits.
A channel "swim" means no wetsuit, grease only etc etc, but a channel "crossing" can be other things.
I have never heard of these things for other areas.
