Not sure if it's the suit, the Olympic year, or a combo of both - but I do get the impression that the LZR racer is the fastest suit out there. It's not yet available, but I am sure some people will pull some strings and show up with the suit in Austin.
I think we should all agree to ban the suit from Austin and spread the word to everybody. I know it's not binding - but I think we are all "old enough" to work on the honor system.
Any thoughts ?
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While it is lamentable the a swimmer would have to choose whether to shell out $550 in order to be competitive at least they should have the choice.
What's really needed is a reasonably objective suit handicap system, something like 1.0s per one hundred added to your time if you wear a technical suit. Then people could choose whether they would rather wear a suit and touch the wall first or compete on their swimming ability. It would be interesting to see how it would break down.
Or perhaps technical suit and non-technical suit divisions like open water wet suit non-wet suit divisions.
While it is lamentable the a swimmer would have to choose whether to shell out $550 in order to be competitive at least they should have the choice.
What's really needed is a reasonably objective suit handicap system, something like 1.0s per one hundred added to your time if you wear a technical suit. Then people could choose whether they would rather wear a suit and touch the wall first or compete on their swimming ability. It would be interesting to see how it would break down.
Or perhaps technical suit and non-technical suit divisions like open water wet suit non-wet suit divisions.
