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From the man whose WR has been broken four times in the last two months.....
I like his attitude. He could never be a USMS swimmer. Too much whining here about everything.
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On the controversy about whether the world’s records were being legitimately earned by those who wear LZRs, Fastskins, , etc., there was an idea I read in the article about how a similar controversy could be resolved about neoprene wet suits in open water meets (see the contents of SWIMMER magazine shown on the right side of the USMS home page).
Hmmmm.... I'd missed that - thanks. WRT the wetsuit thing, I don't really see the problem - make two categories and be done with it. Personally, I'd never use a wetsuit, but I see no real reason to be elistist about it. Besides, if the sharks get enough of the seal-looking swimmers, Darwinism will take care of the rest in time.
The only real issue in USMS championship events might be if there was a limited number of entires allowed and the wetsuit people started pushing out the non-wetsuit people due to the limit being reached. There could be some bad blood over that.
-LBJ
On the controversy about whether the world’s records were being legitimately earned by those who wear LZRs, Fastskins, , etc., there was an idea I read in the article about how a similar controversy could be resolved about neoprene wet suits in open water meets (see the contents of SWIMMER magazine shown on the right side of the USMS home page).
Hmmmm.... I'd missed that - thanks. WRT the wetsuit thing, I don't really see the problem - make two categories and be done with it. Personally, I'd never use a wetsuit, but I see no real reason to be elistist about it. Besides, if the sharks get enough of the seal-looking swimmers, Darwinism will take care of the rest in time.
The only real issue in USMS championship events might be if there was a limited number of entires allowed and the wetsuit people started pushing out the non-wetsuit people due to the limit being reached. There could be some bad blood over that.
-LBJ
