From Swimnews

I found many of the above comments and opinions interesting; however, my observation is that many/all assume that FINA is an organization that knows what the hell it's doing. It seems to me that the suit approval/non-approval issue reveals the opposite. Subjective criteria such as "may trap air" used to eliminate suits that appear to be as good or better than FINA sponsor Speedo's LZR, at a lower price and with much greater durability. That stinks to high heaven. The neoprene suits seem to float you higher, which may or may not be good for swimming. They may trap air, which almost certainly isn't good for swimming. They clearly reduce drag, which is good for swimming. From my observations, they do not "support the core" nearly to extent the LZR does. Which of these artificial enhancements - flotation, air trapping, drag reduction, core support - is OK, and which is not? Craig Lord is an idiot. Boycott swimnews! :bitching:

I found many of the above comments and opinions interesting; however, my observation is that many/all assume that FINA is an organization that knows what the hell it's doing. It seems to me that the suit approval/non-approval issue reveals the opposite. Subjective criteria such as "may trap air" used to eliminate suits that appear to be as good or better than FINA sponsor Speedo's LZR, at a lower price and with much greater durability. That stinks to high heaven. The neoprene suits seem to float you higher, which may or may not be good for swimming. They may trap air, which almost certainly isn't good for swimming. They clearly reduce drag, which is good for swimming. From my observations, they do not "support the core" nearly to extent the LZR does. Which of these artificial enhancements - flotation, air trapping, drag reduction, core support - is OK, and which is not? Craig Lord is an idiot. Boycott swimnews! :bitching: