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I can't believe that people would fathom wearing tech suits at Summer League Meets. As a product of the Delaware County Summer League system, I wouldn't put anything pass these parents. They get catty, jealous, and downright nasty. The kids would too. There are countless times that competitors called me an A***ole without even speaking one word to me. WTH!!!!
I commend my local paper for banning tech suits at their annual Elite Meet. Then again, I have worn paper suits at my Summer League Championships and I am now embarrassed to say that I did taper for a Summer League Championships one year when I was 15(and I didn't really care about JOs that year since I moved into the Senior age group). Of course, after I did, other people in my league starting shaving and tapering for my League Champs.
swimmers have now gotten to certain level of perfomance based on the suit they are wearing, which is unprecedented. why would you want voluntarily want to swim a few seconds slower than you normally do? If you race you race to win or try to hit a PB. neither of those is going to happen if you are now swimming without "the crutch".
At least with respect to blueseventy suits, which last for quite a few swims, there is really no reason NOT to wear it every time you're in even an even marginally significant race.
As a summer league coach, i really don't mind if someone wears an fs2 jammer to champs. But if someone shows up wearing a full body jaked, im going to be up set.
As a summer league coach, i really don't mind if someone wears an fs2 jammer to champs. But if someone shows up wearing a full body jaked, im going to be up set.
why?
If a kid is wearing a tech suit for summer league, they are missing the point. These leagues are for fun and as an introduction to competitive swimming for novice swimmers. Summer parents need to keep this in mind.
When I grew up swimming summer league, the crazier the better, we raced in women's suits (with the modesty panel of course!)
If a kid is wearing a tech suit for summer league, they are missing the point. These leagues are for fun and as an introduction to competitive swimming for novice swimmers. Summer parents need to keep this in mind.
When I grew up swimming summer league, the crazier the better, we raced in women's suits (with the modesty panel of course!)
i don't understand this middle ground of "tech suits are only ok for some competitions"
some kids only swim summer league why shouldn't they have the opportunity to swim their PB's in the tightest, floatiest, piece of "not a wetsuit" fabric that their masters swimming parents wear?
I'm wondering what the difference is between us masters wearing the tech suits and the summer league swimmers wearing them.
Presumably as masters swimmers our decision making machinery is already mature and mostly fixed. Not so with young kids. Regardless how it is reached, the decision to buy or not buy a tech suit for a young swimmer (and the ultimate result on the medal stand) teaches them something. Maybe not the right thing.
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