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 ?
Matt - what I am trying to get at is - that yes, in an ideal world the competition field would be level. In reality that does not happen. Facilities, access to coaches, equipment, suits, etc. has always created an unfair playing field.
Within Masters swimmers we have a wide range in terms of talents, time to train, facilities in which we train, coaches, size, etc. The field can never be truly level. We do what we can do create a fair playing field but truthfully it doesn't happen.
Lindsey - there is a difference between accepting that life is not fair and that some people may get early access to the LZR and then justifying morally and crimally wrong acts. That is a HUGE jump. The playing field at Nationals will never be 100% fair. We do what we can to make things fair - gender seperation, age groups, etc. We control the factors we can and accept the rest. What about swimmers that simply cannot afford to spend money on another suit? They cannot afford to pay $300 or more for a faster suit. What about people that got sick right before nationals or that because of other factors (work, kids) couldn't train as much as others? There will always be an "excuse" or a reason why one didn't swim fast.
Do the best you can with what you have.
I think the suits have both a physical and meatal effect. I think the metal gain is as important as the physical.
Matt - what I am trying to get at is - that yes, in an ideal world the competition field would be level. In reality that does not happen. Facilities, access to coaches, equipment, suits, etc. has always created an unfair playing field.
Within Masters swimmers we have a wide range in terms of talents, time to train, facilities in which we train, coaches, size, etc. The field can never be truly level. We do what we can do create a fair playing field but truthfully it doesn't happen.
Lindsey - there is a difference between accepting that life is not fair and that some people may get early access to the LZR and then justifying morally and crimally wrong acts. That is a HUGE jump. The playing field at Nationals will never be 100% fair. We do what we can to make things fair - gender seperation, age groups, etc. We control the factors we can and accept the rest. What about swimmers that simply cannot afford to spend money on another suit? They cannot afford to pay $300 or more for a faster suit. What about people that got sick right before nationals or that because of other factors (work, kids) couldn't train as much as others? There will always be an "excuse" or a reason why one didn't swim fast.
Do the best you can with what you have.
I think the suits have both a physical and meatal effect. I think the metal gain is as important as the physical.
