Swim Rant

I am experiencing total disgust. ...... 90% of the kids, even the 8 & unders, were wearing variously colored FS II suits. Blech. FS II at a run of the mill dual meet? Something wrong with this picture IMHO. Those suits should be saved for championship meets. And since when do 8 & unders routinely sport these suits? I'm sure it's because we were swimming in McLean VA, richest suburb in northern virginia, but please parents calm down and exercise restraint. I was disgusted. I forbid my kid to wear her FS II at these meets. Wholly apart from suit wear and tear, it's just inappropriate and not really consistent with the spirit of summer swim league. I cheered for all our kids racing and crushing the glammed up fastskin kids. :cheerleader: OK. I'll get off my soapbox now. It just really pissed me off. I just came across this older post and I'm wondering......did they really have "Variously Colored" FS II swimsuits???? Other than outfitting the national team in custom colors - I haven't seen anyplace where Speedo sells these. Just this week I must have received a half dozen or so swimsuit catalogs - but the catalogs only have dark blue or black as does the Speedo website? I would love to know how almost an entire swimteam got colored FS II's....... I would want one too. The colors they made for Katie Hoff, Natalie Coughlin, Kara Joyce and the rest of the National Team members are beautiful .... such as light blue, purple, lavender, and hot pink. They must have a fairy godmother over at speedo or something to get those colors. I'll tell you something though - I bought my 8 year old a fastskin for summer league.....(the first version) It was a kneeskin and speedo was selling them this summer on the clearance page for only 40 dollars. It was black - but I couldn't resist. It was a birthday present and she earned it by dropping 20 seconds off her 100 IM. She wanted one REAL bad and her year round team doesn't allow the younger kids to compete in one. For Forty dollars - Why Not?

I am experiencing total disgust. ...... 90% of the kids, even the 8 & unders, were wearing variously colored FS II suits. Blech. FS II at a run of the mill dual meet? Something wrong with this picture IMHO. Those suits should be saved for championship meets. And since when do 8 & unders routinely sport these suits? I'm sure it's because we were swimming in McLean VA, richest suburb in northern virginia, but please parents calm down and exercise restraint. I was disgusted. I forbid my kid to wear her FS II at these meets. Wholly apart from suit wear and tear, it's just inappropriate and not really consistent with the spirit of summer swim league. I cheered for all our kids racing and crushing the glammed up fastskin kids. :cheerleader: OK. I'll get off my soapbox now. It just really pissed me off. I just came across this older post and I'm wondering......did they really have "Variously Colored" FS II swimsuits???? Other than outfitting the national team in custom colors - I haven't seen anyplace where Speedo sells these. Just this week I must have received a half dozen or so swimsuit catalogs - but the catalogs only have dark blue or black as does the Speedo website? I would love to know how almost an entire swimteam got colored FS II's....... I would want one too. The colors they made for Katie Hoff, Natalie Coughlin, Kara Joyce and the rest of the National Team members are beautiful .... such as light blue, purple, lavender, and hot pink. They must have a fairy godmother over at speedo or something to get those colors. I'll tell you something though - I bought my 8 year old a fastskin for summer league.....(the first version) It was a kneeskin and speedo was selling them this summer on the clearance page for only 40 dollars. It was black - but I couldn't resist. It was a birthday present and she earned it by dropping 20 seconds off her 100 IM. She wanted one REAL bad and her year round team doesn't allow the younger kids to compete in one. For Forty dollars - Why Not?