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.
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The title of the thread is 'Should we "ban" the LZR Racer from Nationals ?' which I think could reasonably be interpreted as asking whether there should be a "rule" against using it when it isn't generally available. FINA thinks so and requires manufacturers to make their suits generally available if they are to be used in the Olympics at least. I'm not familiar with the specifics of the rule or whether it would apply at all to USMS Nationals but I think the principle is sound. I think there should be a rule/ban because it creates an unjustified and easily remedied unlevel playing field. Perhaps it is not practical to put such a rule in place at this point in time. So far you haven't clearly explained why you think unfair is okay other than that there are other things that are also unfair. By that logic we might as well get rid of the rules that try to enforce fairness, but I think not.
Lindsay you are also talking about breaking rules. There are not any rules being broken if somone wears a LZR. There are rules about the number of dolphin kicks. There are LAWS against killing people. There is no rule stating that swimmers cannot wear a suit FINA said was legal - regardless of availability.
The title of the thread is 'Should we "ban" the LZR Racer from Nationals ?' which I think could reasonably be interpreted as asking whether there should be a "rule" against using it when it isn't generally available. FINA thinks so and requires manufacturers to make their suits generally available if they are to be used in the Olympics at least. I'm not familiar with the specifics of the rule or whether it would apply at all to USMS Nationals but I think the principle is sound. I think there should be a rule/ban because it creates an unjustified and easily remedied unlevel playing field. Perhaps it is not practical to put such a rule in place at this point in time. So far you haven't clearly explained why you think unfair is okay other than that there are other things that are also unfair. By that logic we might as well get rid of the rules that try to enforce fairness, but I think not.
Lindsay you are also talking about breaking rules. There are not any rules being broken if somone wears a LZR. There are rules about the number of dolphin kicks. There are LAWS against killing people. There is no rule stating that swimmers cannot wear a suit FINA said was legal - regardless of availability.
