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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I don't usually jump in on this stuff but:
1.) I wonder if people had these kinds of conversations in person back in the 20's when people were wearing suits that by todays standards make drag suits look ultra high tech.
2.) Dolfin really thinks that all you need to go fast is a fast suit. I'll put up $100 to bet that he can wear three high tech suits and still not beat Phelps swimming in a training suit.
3.)Counseling??? Dolfin, it's out there with sliding fee schedules available based on income. Might want to seek it....enough said.
-Pat Duggan (borrowed Karen's computer)
I don't usually jump in on this stuff but:
1.) I wonder if people had these kinds of conversations in person back in the 20's when people were wearing suits that by todays standards make drag suits look ultra high tech.
2.) Dolfin really thinks that all you need to go fast is a fast suit. I'll put up $100 to bet that he can wear three high tech suits and still not beat Phelps swimming in a training suit.
3.)Counseling??? Dolfin, it's out there with sliding fee schedules available based on income. Might want to seek it....enough said.
-Pat Duggan (borrowed Karen's computer)
