Wetsuits at Meets?!

Are wetsuits legal at meets?! A swimmer was spotted in a wetsuit before the 400 IM at my meet this week. Seems like a lot of float ...
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  • IMO, There is no way you could be faster in a pool with a wetsuit.....no way. Certainly not breastroke. Turns would be slower in sprints and you would overheat in distance. What possible pool event would it be fore? You must have never used a wetsuit in a pool. Before the first big race of the year I will usually bring the wetsuit to the pool for a bit of a swim to make sure everything is still OK. The time differences are dramatic. My old suit was about 5 to 7 seconds per 100 lcm the new one is better material and newer design and is 10 - 12 seconds faster per 100. In 78 degree water you can go about 15 minutes before you get hot (well I can anyway) and even after you get hot you're still faster. All this applies to fs only.
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  • IMO, There is no way you could be faster in a pool with a wetsuit.....no way. Certainly not breastroke. Turns would be slower in sprints and you would overheat in distance. What possible pool event would it be fore? You must have never used a wetsuit in a pool. Before the first big race of the year I will usually bring the wetsuit to the pool for a bit of a swim to make sure everything is still OK. The time differences are dramatic. My old suit was about 5 to 7 seconds per 100 lcm the new one is better material and newer design and is 10 - 12 seconds faster per 100. In 78 degree water you can go about 15 minutes before you get hot (well I can anyway) and even after you get hot you're still faster. All this applies to fs only.
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