New rules announced today!
BBC
World swimming governing body Fina has moved to limit the impact of the controversial hi-tech swimsuits.
Last year saw an astonishing 108 world records broken, 79 of them by swimmers wearing one suit, the Speedo LZR Racer.
But following a three-day meeting in Dubai, Fina has stipulated swimsuits should not cover the neck and must not extend past the shoulders and ankles.
... opponents of the hi-tech suits argue the buoyancy they create amounts to "technological doping".
And matters came to a head in December when 17 world records tumbled at the European Short-Course Championships with the sight of swimmers squeezing into more than one suit in an attempt to compress their bodies and trap air for buoyancy dismaying many observers...
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However, unlike golf, tennis, or baseball, the mechanization of a what is biologically a non-mechanical human athletic endeavor does not constitute an advancement of the sport. In the past, FINA has maintained a policy which is to minimize the effects of mechanization and in particular minimizing the role of suits.
I see you know nothing about baseball as well if you think pitching is a mechanical human endeavor.
Please cite your FINA references, specifics.
Also, please let us know the club you assist with in the Bay Area. There's a good chance I'll be in the Bay Area in mid May and I'll drop in on you. However, Walnut Creek is the daddy there.
However, unlike golf, tennis, or baseball, the mechanization of a what is biologically a non-mechanical human athletic endeavor does not constitute an advancement of the sport. In the past, FINA has maintained a policy which is to minimize the effects of mechanization and in particular minimizing the role of suits.
I see you know nothing about baseball as well if you think pitching is a mechanical human endeavor.
Please cite your FINA references, specifics.
Also, please let us know the club you assist with in the Bay Area. There's a good chance I'll be in the Bay Area in mid May and I'll drop in on you. However, Walnut Creek is the daddy there.
