A few years ago TYR was denied the approval on their "arm bands" also know as Aqua Bands.
The reason why...because they weren't part of the suit. And FINA considered it additional gear.
During the debut of TYR's aqua bands, Speedo was still in the midst of developing their latest one piece racer.
Apparently 'arm gripping' technology was allowed by FINA... as long as it was built into the suit.
The question still remains...is the LZR suit a suit? or is it gear?
It's a safe assumption that we will never see a world class sprinter without one in future competitions.
www.collegeswimming.com/.../
A few years ago TYR was denied the approval on their "arm bands" also know as Aqua Bands.
The reason why...because they weren't part of the suit. And FINA considered it additional gear.
During the debut of TYR's aqua bands, Speedo was still in the midst of developing their latest one piece racer.
Apparently 'arm gripping' technology was allowed by FINA... as long as it was built into the suit.
The question still remains...is the LZR suit a suit? or is it gear?
It's a safe assumption that we will never see a world class sprinter without one in future competitions.
www.collegeswimming.com/.../
