No special permission was needed as both USAS and USMS have said there will be no changes to permitted suits until they have official rules meetings (or some such thing) at the end of this month. I'm at the meet and there are a number of kids, as well, competing in B70s. I swam 2 races today in it and no one said a word.
On the results, the right page is www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../CactusClassic2009. I think the reason you can't see the senior results is that the meet is being hosted by two teams and I believe they are each responsible for results posting: Scottsdale Aquatic Club runs the 12 & unders and Sun Devil Aquatics is running the 13 & over session. Finals each night, though, are at ASU/Sun Devil, so hopefully they'll get them up in relatively short order.
The meet managers got last night's results up, and prelims from today. We will also be posting on-demand video throughout the weekend for finals action.
I also like one of the companion articles, discussing the issue of price:
www.slate.com/.../following-suit.aspx
The biggest reason I was a little dismayed that the B70 had been banned is that it was a cheaper and more durable alternative to the LZR and other high-priced suits. Innovative competition among the manufacturers is a good thing and will keep the prices more honest.
Still I think this is just a glitch. B70 -- or someone else -- will again come up with FINA-legal suits that fill this market niche. FINA just needs to be more clear in their criteria to be fair to manufacturers (eg by explaining exactly how they judge the whole "air trapping" thing).
ya, affordability and durability are a must and a fair and open market should drive the suits in that direction. if the suits are going to be around and the only way to get durability and affordability is through polyurethane then maybe that is for the best.
This will all work it self out in the next couple of years.
So now we know.
Those swimsuits which pose a threat to the LZR have been banned. You can be pretty sure that with at least two members of FINA who are on the company payroll, it’s quite clear the process was rigged to protect the LZR while targeting it's formidable competitors.
For whatever reason, FINA has decided that 'the company' deserves an entire monopoly on the fast suit market.
There's only one winner.... $PEEDO
I have a hitech suit that has escape seams so no air bubbles can not stay in the suit. It does not trap air inside.
Just for the record, I swam an 8 x 100m set with a giant air bubble trapped in my big, baggy Speedo Endurance workout suit yesterday. It was annoying and distracting, but didn't seem to help my speed. All suits can trap air under the right circumstances. There must be more to that story.
thanz Jason. I just watched the old man swim the 200 fly and win it again
after he won it 2yrs ago. Looked good 2:07.15. I love this technology.
Thanz for all your hard work and dedication to getting these finals out in a timely manor. Keep it up.
thanz guys, I just checked back on Swimming World and the results were up. It's very cool to watch 1st hand the kids swimming. I wish we could watch all the meet like this. Great technology.
Our guys are working really hard down at the ASU pool. We posted most of the finals from last night. Also, you might be able to find some more of the B finals races from Saturday night on our Blip.TV channel when you click to one of the races on our landing page. Just check out all the episodes.
thanz Jason. I just watched the old man swim the 200 fly and win it again
after he won it 2yrs ago. Looked good 2:07.15. I love this technology.
Thanz for all your hard work and dedication to getting these finals out in a timely manor. Keep it up.
Not a problem. It's fun providing this type of content to our users.
Just linked to the finals races from tonight. Have at it!
Talking of fast old men swimming fly.......Paul, I don't know if you heard about 53 year-old Dan Thompson doing a WR 25.49 for the 50 fly (SCM) at the Canadian Nationals.
This is faster than the 50 fly WR in the age group below his (I won't say whose record that was)
A LZR was used.
Ian.
It strains credibility to believe that any legskin -- whether made entirely of a wholly impermeable fabric or not --could possibly trap more air than a full body suit...
I've been looking for an excuse to post this image:
This still looks like B70 is a mess. Here at USMS looks like its okay. The new rules aren't being applied to masters swimming. How long that lasts ? Not sure.
"A member of the FINA press association was recently quoted as saying that FINA is not applying the regulations of the Dubai Charter to masters swimming. This essentially breaks down to – suits that were legal 2 months ago are legal today for masters competition. This also include records. Suits do not need to be declared for world masters records. Stay tuned for more info."
http://blueseventy.com/news/
