WTF?
www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../21392.asp
I guess this means that "anything goes" in masters, unless your national federation places its own limitations on approved suits.
Because they are all perfectly valid records. They were sets under the rules for competition at that time. There are rules changes in swimming constantly and I don't think an 'asterisk' has ever been used before.
The home run record set by Roger Maris was designated by an asterisk for many years. Maris hit 61* in a 162 game season, Ruth hit 60 in a 154 game season.
If the new flotation suits give swimmers such an advantage that FINA has to ban them in the middle of the season, then maybe FINA should think about designating the WR's swum in them (which I agree are valid) with an asterisk.
What's wrong with having two sets of WR's?
Some of the 160 plus WR's swum in flotation suits, will probably not be broken for decades, when we go back to regular tech suits.
That won't be good for the sport.
It does sound a bit drastic, but I think it is the only fair solution to a bad situation that was thrust upon us.
Because they are all perfectly valid records. They were sets under the rules for competition at that time. There are rules changes in swimming constantly and I don't think an 'asterisk' has ever been used before.
The home run record set by Roger Maris was designated by an asterisk for many years. Maris hit 61* in a 162 game season, Ruth hit 60 in a 154 game season.
If the new flotation suits give swimmers such an advantage that FINA has to ban them in the middle of the season, then maybe FINA should think about designating the WR's swum in them (which I agree are valid) with an asterisk.
What's wrong with having two sets of WR's?
Some of the 160 plus WR's swum in flotation suits, will probably not be broken for decades, when we go back to regular tech suits.
That won't be good for the sport.
It does sound a bit drastic, but I think it is the only fair solution to a bad situation that was thrust upon us.
