All the announcements that are flying around about this, that or the other thing, being legal, maybe allowed and not legal, have not helped clarify anything to me. I read the latest USMS release as:
a) we'll follow whatever FINA says, but
b) later says that we can wear whatever we want despite FINA's ruling.
Very confusing- are we following FINA or not?
As a Meet Director, I find this to be a huge problem, especially as it relates to blueSeventy suits. I am sure that there will be plenty of people wearing/wanting to wear b70s while swimming in the meet I am hosting on June 21, just after the next FINA deadline and I would like to know what I should be telling our participants to wear (or not wear), and what our officials should be allowing or disallowing.
Considering b70's level of sponsorship and the prevalence of their suits at USMS meets over the last year, I think it would be prudent for the Rules Committee to release a statement citing this particular company's suits in their examples. It would greatly help me out.
I would be asking USMS directly, not posting on a public forum. This will turn out like one of the many threads on here displaying several interpretations of the rules and confusing you further.
The question and answer should be simple.........
Q: Is the B70 Nero Comp (or list other controversial suit) legal to use in my meet on 21st June?
A: YES (or NO)
:confused:
Dolf, you have a point about asking USMS directly, and I have done so separately, but my point is that as a meet director, I am confused as to how to direct my participants. It would be my hope that the Rob's and/or Kathy Casey will weigh in. There are plenty of other meet directors who browse/participate in these forums who could benefit from this, not just me.
Thankfully, I think this all has created a situation where there will be more folks that take the brief/tank route like Señor Wolf has professed and I won't have to worry about it too much.
I would be asking USMS directly, not posting on a public forum. This will turn out like one of the many threads on here displaying several interpretations of the rules and confusing you further.
The question and answer should be simple.........
Q: Is the B70 Nero Comp (or list other controversial suit) legal to use in my meet on 21st June?
A: YES (or NO)
:confused:
Dolf, you have a point about asking USMS directly, and I have done so separately, but my point is that as a meet director, I am confused as to how to direct my participants. It would be my hope that the Rob's and/or Kathy Casey will weigh in. There are plenty of other meet directors who browse/participate in these forums who could benefit from this, not just me.
Thankfully, I think this all has created a situation where there will be more folks that take the brief/tank route like Señor Wolf has professed and I won't have to worry about it too much.
