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.
Kirk, I don't know how accurate that article is, but it does say that for many years they kept both records as official.
I don't agree that the majority of the current WR's will be broken anytime soon. If the current Tech suits are in fact 1 second faster per 100 yards, that is a hugh advantage in elite competition.
In the next few years there will probably be swimmers who would be capable of breaking the existing WR's if they were able to use the current generation of tech suits. Some will fall short simply because they will not have that advantage.
I think that FINA made a mistake by allowing the LZR and other flotation suits.
Kirk, I don't know how accurate that article is, but it does say that for many years they kept both records as official.
I don't agree that the majority of the current WR's will be broken anytime soon. If the current Tech suits are in fact 1 second faster per 100 yards, that is a hugh advantage in elite competition.
In the next few years there will probably be swimmers who would be capable of breaking the existing WR's if they were able to use the current generation of tech suits. Some will fall short simply because they will not have that advantage.
I think that FINA made a mistake by allowing the LZR and other flotation suits.
