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'm still struggling to see the problem here.
Yes, the wetsuit wusses are weak, immoral lepers who probably don't brush their teeth, but they are effectively in an entirely different race. They don't get to be the national champion and if enough of them show up their entry fees subsidize the after-race beer.
We used to have this in racewalking (no, not wetsuits) - We'd have a national championship in with a shorter citizen's walk. In the citizen's race, unlike in the "real" race, it was often the case that the bent knee rule was suspended. Effectively it was two different events held together for the purpose of development. That, plus the citizen's race often had many more people than the true national and their entry fees subsidized the whole thing. They were happy to be part of the competition, meet the top walkers, etc, etc and the top walkers got better prizes than they would have otherwise. I also never heard someone say that they were the "national citizen's walk champion" or some such.
Let the ballerinas in and make them bring the beer. (The latter should have been added to the proposed rule change - a shocking oversight.)
-LBJ
I'm still struggling to see the problem here.
Yes, the wetsuit wusses are weak, immoral lepers who probably don't brush their teeth, but they are effectively in an entirely different race. They don't get to be the national champion and if enough of them show up their entry fees subsidize the after-race beer.
We used to have this in racewalking (no, not wetsuits) - We'd have a national championship in with a shorter citizen's walk. In the citizen's race, unlike in the "real" race, it was often the case that the bent knee rule was suspended. Effectively it was two different events held together for the purpose of development. That, plus the citizen's race often had many more people than the true national and their entry fees subsidized the whole thing. They were happy to be part of the competition, meet the top walkers, etc, etc and the top walkers got better prizes than they would have otherwise. I also never heard someone say that they were the "national citizen's walk champion" or some such.
Let the ballerinas in and make them bring the beer. (The latter should have been added to the proposed rule change - a shocking oversight.)
-LBJ
