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.
The good news is that the meet director has no jurisdiction in swimwear. So that problem is solved for you! However the meet referee does have swimwear jurisdiction and should be the person who understands our rules. Does your referee understand our rules?
And while I can’t predict what FINA will do between now and the day of your meet, assuming nothing changes, suits on the retest list are legal at USMS sanctioned events.
With regard to your specific question about the Nero Comp – I have been informed from B70 that the Nero is on the retest list, therefore USMS considers this suit to be legal, TODAY.
THANK YOU.As I said I don't agree with this decision as it may lead to complaints about WRs and I do think if one is interested in WRs/ FINA TT one should wear an undeniably legal suit,but at least it is a decision and I respect that.
The good news is that the meet director has no jurisdiction in swimwear. So that problem is solved for you! However the meet referee does have swimwear jurisdiction and should be the person who understands our rules. Does your referee understand our rules?
And while I can’t predict what FINA will do between now and the day of your meet, assuming nothing changes, suits on the retest list are legal at USMS sanctioned events.
With regard to your specific question about the Nero Comp – I have been informed from B70 that the Nero is on the retest list, therefore USMS considers this suit to be legal, TODAY.
THANK YOU.As I said I don't agree with this decision as it may lead to complaints about WRs and I do think if one is interested in WRs/ FINA TT one should wear an undeniably legal suit,but at least it is a decision and I respect that.
