In the “Readers Ask” section on page 11 of the latest issue of USMS Swimmer (as shown on the home page of this site), there is a question about the use of paddles.
The reply (from Randy Nutt of the Boca and Gold Coast Masters) says something to the effect that “……..Paddles increase distance per stroke and enable the swimmer to achieve some very fast speeds in a work out”.
As I’ve said repeatedly, the main problem in swimming is how to get more propulsion –not reduce drag- and paddles and flippers provide the most drastic improvement in speed.
So here’s the $64,000 question: If FINA allows the use of so called tech suits which increase speed by purportedly reducing drag, why aren’t paddles and flippers (which increase speed through enhanced propulsion) also allowed? :confused:
Dolphin 2
Parents
Former Member
Everything you've ever said about tech suits applies to swim caps: they are not necessary for modesty, they are an "addition," they increase performance by decreasing drag, they are buoyant b/c they trap air, and some morally questionable swimmers actually wear two of them.
So where is the outrage?
Honestly, this is tiring, I don't think you've said anything new for months (or, indeed, ever posted on any other subject in this forum). As far as I can tell, you have absolutely no stake in this. Why in the world do you persist?
Hey Chris
I brought the subject up again because of an article in the USMS magazine on the use of paddles and increased speed and I just see the tech suit issue as being such a paradoxical ideology.
Even if I never make another post, the issue will still "persist" and many others agree with me that the suit issue is getting out of control and FINA is losing its credibility as being a "governing body" for swimming rules.
Dolphin 2
Everything you've ever said about tech suits applies to swim caps: they are not necessary for modesty, they are an "addition," they increase performance by decreasing drag, they are buoyant b/c they trap air, and some morally questionable swimmers actually wear two of them.
So where is the outrage?
Honestly, this is tiring, I don't think you've said anything new for months (or, indeed, ever posted on any other subject in this forum). As far as I can tell, you have absolutely no stake in this. Why in the world do you persist?
Hey Chris
I brought the subject up again because of an article in the USMS magazine on the use of paddles and increased speed and I just see the tech suit issue as being such a paradoxical ideology.
Even if I never make another post, the issue will still "persist" and many others agree with me that the suit issue is getting out of control and FINA is losing its credibility as being a "governing body" for swimming rules.
Dolphin 2
