Split requests seem to be all the fashion lately. I know they're perfectly legal, though I haven't read the rule itself. I'm wondering about them though ... It seems oddly unfair, for example, that a person never (or rarely) swimming open 50s could hold world or national records or #1 rankings in those events. (I'm just saying it's odd, while recognizing it could be perfectly legal.) But, aside from that and further, what if someone really played the system. What if, for example, someone was after a 50 free record. They entered a meet in the 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 free and led off free relays and requested split requests in each event to try to set a record. Is this legitimate or legal? Would a meet director be bound to accept split requests for all these events? Is there a limit? Do meet directors have discretion to deny multiple split requests? I can see a situation where multiple attempts at a 50 might result in a better time ...
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Even though claims have been made that the suits don't float, they are made out of some sort of closed cell material that is not of an entirely different species than neoprene. Having two of them on has to be somewhere along the calculus curve that leads incrementally in the direction of a true wetsuit.
You are perpetuating a misunderstanding of neoprene. Neoprene is just a form of synthetic rubber. Sometimes it is formed into a closed cell foam that creates insulation (and flotation). Hence use as wetsuits and coozies. Neoprene is used as a coating for inflatable boats to make the fabric air tight.
I think the Yamamoto (?) material used in the B70 is not a closed cell foam. I think it is simply a thin rubber-like coating over the spandex. The rubber-like material may have less friction in water than either spandex or human skin. And I think it traps tiny air bubbles in the spandex, causing a small but perceptible amount of flotation.
Even though claims have been made that the suits don't float, they are made out of some sort of closed cell material that is not of an entirely different species than neoprene. Having two of them on has to be somewhere along the calculus curve that leads incrementally in the direction of a true wetsuit.
You are perpetuating a misunderstanding of neoprene. Neoprene is just a form of synthetic rubber. Sometimes it is formed into a closed cell foam that creates insulation (and flotation). Hence use as wetsuits and coozies. Neoprene is used as a coating for inflatable boats to make the fabric air tight.
I think the Yamamoto (?) material used in the B70 is not a closed cell foam. I think it is simply a thin rubber-like coating over the spandex. The rubber-like material may have less friction in water than either spandex or human skin. And I think it traps tiny air bubbles in the spandex, causing a small but perceptible amount of flotation.
