FINA says Dubai Charter doesn't apply to Masters

I am curious about the relative sizes of the USAS and USMS markets. Everyone is assuming that the masters market is tiny in comparison...but I tell you, when I go to just run-of-the-mill meets, tech suits are MUCH more in evidence at masters meets than at age-group meets. Obviously there are far more age-groupers than masters, but I wonder if the masters market is really as small as people are assuming. Old, fat people with disposable incomes, desperate to recapture glory days...sounds like a winner! :) I too would love to look at the revenue stream for tech suits. Would it be possible to estimate numbers based on the number of masters swimmers and the % who compete. And then you could guesstimate what percentage of the competitors use tech suits regularly. Do the same thing for USA-S. . . Chris, I love your last statement. I so agree and I am so one of those people!

I am curious about the relative sizes of the USAS and USMS markets. Everyone is assuming that the masters market is tiny in comparison...but I tell you, when I go to just run-of-the-mill meets, tech suits are MUCH more in evidence at masters meets than at age-group meets. Obviously there are far more age-groupers than masters, but I wonder if the masters market is really as small as people are assuming. Old, fat people with disposable incomes, desperate to recapture glory days...sounds like a winner! :) I too would love to look at the revenue stream for tech suits. Would it be possible to estimate numbers based on the number of masters swimmers and the % who compete. And then you could guesstimate what percentage of the competitors use tech suits regularly. Do the same thing for USA-S. . . Chris, I love your last statement. I so agree and I am so one of those people!