www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../19679.asp
The most substantial change, of course, is that suits would no longer be allowed to extend past the knee.
My personal opinion is this is sort of an arbitrary change. What really should be changed--if anything--is what types of materials are allowed and maybe testing protocol to approve a suit. I don't really think requiring suits to end at the knees would affect much.
From the article:
"The reasoning behind the proposal to FINA is that we are asking them to slow down the approval process for new suits, and speak to coaches and manufacturers on how the approval process can be more scientifically defined,"
It's not about the suits, perse, but rather the process behind the FINA approvals of the suits, or so they say. I also liked the bit about the suits having to be generally available for 12 months prior to the Games.
All this debate went on prior to Bejing, but the LAZR was allowed. Now it seems people want a more formal process. Seems like the horse is well out of the barn on this one...
From the article:
"The reasoning behind the proposal to FINA is that we are asking them to slow down the approval process for new suits, and speak to coaches and manufacturers on how the approval process can be more scientifically defined,"
It's not about the suits, perse, but rather the process behind the FINA approvals of the suits, or so they say. I also liked the bit about the suits having to be generally available for 12 months prior to the Games.
All this debate went on prior to Bejing, but the LAZR was allowed. Now it seems people want a more formal process. Seems like the horse is well out of the barn on this one...
