From Swimnews

I agree that we should abide by FINA rules, when they have gotten over their 'deer in the headlights' mentality toward the current situation and develop a reasonable set of scientific criteria that anyone can understand. But, my reading of the SwimNews article indicates that FINA is willing to let master's swimmers develop their own set of standards for suits. If this is correct, and this is indeed what FINA wants, wouldn't we be following FINA rules by developing our own set of standards? Or do we mean that FINA should apply the same standards to masters as to elites? Then, there is another way to handle the problem: anyone who wants to abide strictly by the FINA elite standards may join USA Swimming and not USMS. Problem solved and we over the hill, toothless old people may just continue to thrash about as we wish.

I agree that we should abide by FINA rules, when they have gotten over their 'deer in the headlights' mentality toward the current situation and develop a reasonable set of scientific criteria that anyone can understand. But, my reading of the SwimNews article indicates that FINA is willing to let master's swimmers develop their own set of standards for suits. If this is correct, and this is indeed what FINA wants, wouldn't we be following FINA rules by developing our own set of standards? Or do we mean that FINA should apply the same standards to masters as to elites? Then, there is another way to handle the problem: anyone who wants to abide strictly by the FINA elite standards may join USA Swimming and not USMS. Problem solved and we over the hill, toothless old people may just continue to thrash about as we wish.