Interesting video on floswimming. Sean Hutchison at King Aquatics is having his team wear tech suits during workout: www.floswimming.org/.../84660-everyday-is-suit-day
Looks like Ande is on the cutting edge again.
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Overall I think it's funny that the entire swimming world is up in arms about the suits giving a few tenth of advantage when in the past swimming has changed many rules to have the same effect - Breaststroke dolphin kick - backstroke turn - breaststroke head under water. There was nobody thinking it was "changing the sport" at that time.
Difference here is that they are changing the sport due to equipment, as opposed to technique. Would we feel the same about the equipment issue if it was something designed to deliver air to the swimmer so "breathing" as we know it was obsoleted and the swimmer could hold maximum form in the water?
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Overall I think it's funny that the entire swimming world is up in arms about the suits giving a few tenth of advantage when in the past swimming has changed many rules to have the same effect - Breaststroke dolphin kick - backstroke turn - breaststroke head under water. There was nobody thinking it was "changing the sport" at that time.
Difference here is that they are changing the sport due to equipment, as opposed to technique. Would we feel the same about the equipment issue if it was something designed to deliver air to the swimmer so "breathing" as we know it was obsoleted and the swimmer could hold maximum form in the water?
