2009 FINA Approved Suit List

sent this email today: From: Rasmussen, Anders (AUSTIN, TX) Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 11:54 AM To: 'rules@usms.org' Subject: Dear Kathy, RE USMS RULES Dear Kathy, It was wonderful to meet you at nationals. Yesterday the FINA 2009 List of Approved Swimsuits came out. In March, 2009 USMS issued the U.S. Masters Swimming’s official interpretation of Swimwear rule 102.14 Now that the list is out I’m curious if anything has changed? Is the new list effective immediately? This: “Question: Can I wear a regular racing suit that is not a body suit? Answer: Yes, suits introduced prior to September 30, 2007, are legal for U.S.M.S. competition.” leads me to believe the B70 Point Zero suit will remain legal, since it was launched in Sept 2006 It would be helpful to have an official statement from the USMS rules committee Ande Ande and everyone else: USMS has provided an official statement. Peter Busch read it on our live edition of The Morning Swim Show today. We have the news update running on our website, which includes the statement from Rob Copeland. You can also find it in Jason Marsteller's continually updated story.

sent this email today: From: Rasmussen, Anders (AUSTIN, TX) Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 11:54 AM To: 'rules@usms.org' Subject: Dear Kathy, RE USMS RULES Dear Kathy, It was wonderful to meet you at nationals. Yesterday the FINA 2009 List of Approved Swimsuits came out. In March, 2009 USMS issued the U.S. Masters Swimming’s official interpretation of Swimwear rule 102.14 Now that the list is out I’m curious if anything has changed? Is the new list effective immediately? This: “Question: Can I wear a regular racing suit that is not a body suit? Answer: Yes, suits introduced prior to September 30, 2007, are legal for U.S.M.S. competition.” leads me to believe the B70 Point Zero suit will remain legal, since it was launched in Sept 2006 It would be helpful to have an official statement from the USMS rules committee Ande Ande and everyone else: USMS has provided an official statement. Peter Busch read it on our live edition of The Morning Swim Show today. We have the news update running on our website, which includes the statement from Rob Copeland. You can also find it in Jason Marsteller's continually updated story.