Anyone going to start practicing in a in the big rubberband?
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Anyone out there going to start doing some pool practices in a wetsuit due to the new "proposed" rule change of allowing wetsuits in USMS open water swims? :frustrated:
The thought of practicing in a pool in a wetsuit absolutely makes me want to barf; however, I don't want to be penalized (and I've not yet learned to swim in one of these rubber bands) if this rule change goes through for next year.
Any thoughts on how to deal with the ridicule in practice?
The way things are going, I guess I had better learn to swim with fins as well. . .
Maybe with the approval of wetsuits and fins, the powers that be will approve swimming with paddles and buoys - then I'm in! :party2:
I'm thinking that if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. :doh::doh::sad:
Woa! 60-80 OW races! That is a record in and of itself. Very impressive! :bow:
Guess that clears up my question.
Don't worry. Be happy!
It’s not any sort of record at all. Lots of people do 6 or 8 1- to 3-mile OW races a summer. Anyway, I didn’t give you a number so that I could boast. I gave you a number so that you could see how much data I have to support my conclusion that the opportunity to wear a wetsuit will not alter the dynamics of USMS-sanctioned OW races.
Interesting philosophy on the racing. I can't say I subscribe to that approach.
As to the racing philosophy: Just like I don’t race men for prizes, I don't race wetsuit swimmers for prizes. They are different divisions. A wetsuit doesn't interfere at all with my swim, unless I wear one. So I can't think of any good reason to care if they happen to be running a wetsuit race, or a men’s race, on the same course at the same time as they run my race. I can still race them all head-to-head and see where everybody comes out.
Woa! 60-80 OW races! That is a record in and of itself. Very impressive! :bow:
Guess that clears up my question.
Don't worry. Be happy!
It’s not any sort of record at all. Lots of people do 6 or 8 1- to 3-mile OW races a summer. Anyway, I didn’t give you a number so that I could boast. I gave you a number so that you could see how much data I have to support my conclusion that the opportunity to wear a wetsuit will not alter the dynamics of USMS-sanctioned OW races.
Interesting philosophy on the racing. I can't say I subscribe to that approach.
As to the racing philosophy: Just like I don’t race men for prizes, I don't race wetsuit swimmers for prizes. They are different divisions. A wetsuit doesn't interfere at all with my swim, unless I wear one. So I can't think of any good reason to care if they happen to be running a wetsuit race, or a men’s race, on the same course at the same time as they run my race. I can still race them all head-to-head and see where everybody comes out.
