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 ?
If you don't think the suits are performance enhancing, then you shouldn't be bothered by the mass "madness," no? After all, you're not wasting your money and theoretically no one is gaining an advantage on you.
It'd be interesting to have one nationals with bodysuits allowed as usual and one with them banned. Of course, the latter might cause some spectator trauma. :joker:
Maybe the athletes have all been conned, but the ones I talk to sure rave about the suits. The corporate reps are just winking and avoiding making damaging legal admissions.
"Conned" may be too strong for what I feel, but I do think their importance has been overblown. More than just the cost, the whole arms race aspect is wearying, it takes the focus away from the actual swims (which have been incredible) and the training behind them.
And yes, I'll be wearing jammers in races for the near future, sans regrets. Maybe I'll try a LZR on some day and rave about them too. By that time, of course, the self-guided anti-gravity models with the slow-release HGH patches will be out.:D
If you don't think the suits are performance enhancing, then you shouldn't be bothered by the mass "madness," no? After all, you're not wasting your money and theoretically no one is gaining an advantage on you.
It'd be interesting to have one nationals with bodysuits allowed as usual and one with them banned. Of course, the latter might cause some spectator trauma. :joker:
Maybe the athletes have all been conned, but the ones I talk to sure rave about the suits. The corporate reps are just winking and avoiding making damaging legal admissions.
"Conned" may be too strong for what I feel, but I do think their importance has been overblown. More than just the cost, the whole arms race aspect is wearying, it takes the focus away from the actual swims (which have been incredible) and the training behind them.
And yes, I'll be wearing jammers in races for the near future, sans regrets. Maybe I'll try a LZR on some day and rave about them too. By that time, of course, the self-guided anti-gravity models with the slow-release HGH patches will be out.:D
