I am just back from the SPMA meet where all the top finisher were wearing the latest generation tech suits,mostly B-70s(or were named Jeff Commings.)I have here to for been in favor of the suits,but now I am not so sure.First,they eliminate the old bench marks.I went my fastest 100m BR in 5 yr in my LZR,but it was only .3 sec faster than I did untapered 5 wk earlier in my first swim in the LZR.So was my swim good or not,I'm not sure.Also,instead of focusing on technique or pace I found myself ruminating over aspects of the suits,how many more swims did the suit have,is it the right size,was the reason I didn't get better results from my B-70 because it was too big?etc.The B-70 has somewhat mitigated the "too expensive,not durable" problem,but for how long.
Lets say a company comes up with a suit that is much faster,say 4 sec/100.Further that it is very expensive(say $1000) lasts 4 swims and is very hard to make so that quantities are always limited and the fastest way to get one is to bid up to $3000 on ebay. Now lets say your nemesis has one,or that getting one is your best chance to get TT or AA or a ZR or WR,or that your child is close to making JO cuts,or finally beating his/her nemesis etc. Is it worth it and where does it stop?
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ok, i have to weigh in.
first, i can't believe that ande would set out to offend anyone. he is nicer than me by a fair margin and exponentially nicer than geek.
i might argue semantics here and say that i can have an anchor strapped to my ass and still swim as fast as i can.
i still wonder how the pros outnumbered the cons by about 10 for months and now that margin is double.
have some people reregistered on the forum just to tilt the scale of this poll? if thats the case (i suspect it is) then that is the real story here.... and i think it might expose the dark side of masters swimming (i do love a good conspiracy theory)
ok, i have to weigh in.
first, i can't believe that ande would set out to offend anyone. he is nicer than me by a fair margin and exponentially nicer than geek.
i might argue semantics here and say that i can have an anchor strapped to my ass and still swim as fast as i can.
i still wonder how the pros outnumbered the cons by about 10 for months and now that margin is double.
have some people reregistered on the forum just to tilt the scale of this poll? if thats the case (i suspect it is) then that is the real story here.... and i think it might expose the dark side of masters swimming (i do love a good conspiracy theory)
