I'm confused on all this stuff about suits.
I have a Masters LCM meet this Saturday. Is the B70 illegal? Is the FS Pro legal? I'm going to assume my poly is legal! I didn't get much use out of my B70 so I would have worn it one last time but am I correct in that it's a no go?
Thanks!
it would be helpful if USMS made a statement.
This is not “THE” formal statement, just an update FYI…
The USMS Executive Committee met this evening and voted to not follow the new USA Swimming swimwear rule. Or in the nomenclature of our rule we voted to repeal the new swimwear provision.
This means that the current interpretation of the Rules Committee stands, which is:
“FINA approval or rejection of new swimsuits introduced after September 30, 2007, will be accepted by U.S. Masters Swimming for USMS sanctioned and recognized competition. ” The 202 suits approved by FINA and the 136 that are to be retested are still considered legal. The 10 suits that failed FINA testing are considered illegal. Legal suits introduced before 09/30/07 are still legal, without needing to be on the FINA approval list.
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Times achieved in USMS legal suits may be submitted for FINA top 10 and records. The FINA Masters records chair will continue to accept record applications as he does today and will continue to do so until such time as FINA directs him to do otherwise. Unfortunately I can’t be any more definitive than this, since FINA records are under the jurisdiction of FINA, not USMS.
it would be helpful if USMS made a statement.
This is not “THE” formal statement, just an update FYI…
The USMS Executive Committee met this evening and voted to not follow the new USA Swimming swimwear rule. Or in the nomenclature of our rule we voted to repeal the new swimwear provision.
This means that the current interpretation of the Rules Committee stands, which is:
“FINA approval or rejection of new swimsuits introduced after September 30, 2007, will be accepted by U.S. Masters Swimming for USMS sanctioned and recognized competition. ” The 202 suits approved by FINA and the 136 that are to be retested are still considered legal. The 10 suits that failed FINA testing are considered illegal. Legal suits introduced before 09/30/07 are still legal, without needing to be on the FINA approval list.
.
Times achieved in USMS legal suits may be submitted for FINA top 10 and records. The FINA Masters records chair will continue to accept record applications as he does today and will continue to do so until such time as FINA directs him to do otherwise. Unfortunately I can’t be any more definitive than this, since FINA records are under the jurisdiction of FINA, not USMS.
