One might argue that this is all "common sense", but I would disagree.
You're right. Everything is pretty fuzzy right now. Patrick already brought up the issue of enforcement. Will officials be responsible for disqualifying swimmers wearing "non-approved" suits or will this only be an issue when attempting to ratify a world record or something like that? Fina has already stated they don't intend to publish a "banned list," only a list of suits that have been approved. If this is the case it seems like any suit not on the approved list is a de facto banned suit. Will the starter be required to DQ you if you show up to the blocks wearing a Dolfin Uglies training suit?
I'm sure clarification on this will come in time. But as Mike said, sometimes the clarification just seems to muddy things further.
One might argue that this is all "common sense", but I would disagree.
You're right. Everything is pretty fuzzy right now. Patrick already brought up the issue of enforcement. Will officials be responsible for disqualifying swimmers wearing "non-approved" suits or will this only be an issue when attempting to ratify a world record or something like that? Fina has already stated they don't intend to publish a "banned list," only a list of suits that have been approved. If this is the case it seems like any suit not on the approved list is a de facto banned suit. Will the starter be required to DQ you if you show up to the blocks wearing a Dolfin Uglies training suit?
I'm sure clarification on this will come in time. But as Mike said, sometimes the clarification just seems to muddy things further.
