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. I had to think on this for a second because it is true, on face value. However, upon further reflection, a small kid's meet is 500 kids and a big USMS meet (east coast anyway) is 150. And, there are typically 2 or 3 large multi day USAS meets every weekend around here and packed to the gills. Toss in the Summer league meets during the week and I bet the balance is way towards the kids versus adults in terms of tech suits. HOWEVER, I will grant you that Masters probably buy tech suits in higher percentages than kiddies. I tend to think that while the kids and NCAAs may be the sweet spot for the companies, Masters could represent a nice segment as well. After all, there are wetsuit companies out there that mostly only cater to adults. It does cost a lot to ship a $0.25 suit from Vietnam to the US and sell it for $50.

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. I had to think on this for a second because it is true, on face value. However, upon further reflection, a small kid's meet is 500 kids and a big USMS meet (east coast anyway) is 150. And, there are typically 2 or 3 large multi day USAS meets every weekend around here and packed to the gills. Toss in the Summer league meets during the week and I bet the balance is way towards the kids versus adults in terms of tech suits. HOWEVER, I will grant you that Masters probably buy tech suits in higher percentages than kiddies. I tend to think that while the kids and NCAAs may be the sweet spot for the companies, Masters could represent a nice segment as well. After all, there are wetsuit companies out there that mostly only cater to adults. It does cost a lot to ship a $0.25 suit from Vietnam to the US and sell it for $50.