Anyone going to start practicing in a in the big rubberband?
Former Member
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:
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Former Member
I used to swim 10 marathon races in the summer early fall. One 10 miler, one 15 miler, three 20 milers and the rest 25 to 33 miles. Also a couple of 44 K races at the end of October over seas.
Never wore a wet suit except for training, it was only a tube that covered my stomach to my lower thighs. That was when the ice broke in the rivers and you hade to avoid the ice and the logs coming down the river.
:shakeshead: 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.
I used to swim 10 marathon races in the summer early fall. One 10 miler, one 15 miler, three 20 milers and the rest 25 to 33 miles. Also a couple of 44 K races at the end of October over seas.
Never wore a wet suit except for training, it was only a tube that covered my stomach to my lower thighs. That was when the ice broke in the rivers and you hade to avoid the ice and the logs coming down the river.
:shakeshead: 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.
