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 have a question. I just got my Blue70 and tried it out today in the pool for 10 min. to see what it feels like.
I've always had kind of a "sway back", so as soon as I got in today I could feel air inside the suit in my lower back. It was like a pretty big air bubble stuck inside. It was there the whole 10 minutes. (Trapped I guess from the design of the suit!)
Will this help me or hinder me? :confused:I want to wear this suit at Y Nat's.
I have a question. I just got my Blue70 and tried it out today in the pool for 10 min. to see what it feels like.
I've always had kind of a "sway back", so as soon as I got in today I could feel air inside the suit in my lower back. It was like a pretty big air bubble stuck inside. It was there the whole 10 minutes. (Trapped I guess from the design of the suit!)
Will this help me or hinder me? :confused:I want to wear this suit at Y Nat's.
I had the same situation.It bothered my balance in the BR pullout,but it doesn't bother my fly.I have been told the way to avoid it is put the suit on wet.
Hey,
Take a look at this weird swimming videos. If the fastskin is allowed, why not these technique? :)
World Record Secret - Part 1 - Video
World Record Secret - Part 2 - Video
