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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.
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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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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