FINA says Dubai Charter doesn't apply to Masters

Pedro Adrega is the Honorary Secretary of the FINA Press Commission. He is also the Editor in Chief of FINA Aquatics, the official monthly magazine of FINA. The last time I spoke with him (and it was over a year ago), he works directly for Cornel. Knowing the FINA office, nothing is going out without Cornel's approval. As there is an Extraordinary FINA Masters Congress in Rome next month, I would not expect any change in any decision until then. I would imagine that the FINA Masters Commission would be looking for direction from the FINA Bureau. just my $0.02. -michael Is that because the FINA Bureau has done such a good job of clarifying the situation so far?:confused:

Nancy R said that the Masters Committee is not going to Rome

Allen you scared me I thought you wrote that pez was not allowed www.pez.com/.../default1.htm

Mr. Stark, Seems like you agree with Ion. World records for many categories. This is a violation of the "He That May Not Be Named" Rule. This is a far more grave offense than an tech suit violation. -LBJ

This is getting WORSE rather than better!

This is a violation of the "He That May Not Be Named" Rule. This is a far more grave offense than an tech suit violation. -LBJ I can't break records, I can't break dance, if I break wind I'm worried about the bonus. I can break the "HMNBM" rule. I miss Ion. He broke down the boundries of decorum and flustered so many. Me included.

The dreaded name appears again-------

You can look at this as a basic business model. 30,000 USMS active members, generously 50% compete (15,000), 20% own a tech suit (3,000) Not that this is going to change the business case much, but I think much more than 20% of those who compete in masters own tech suits. My experience is that traditional suits are in the minority at the events I attend.

Not that this is going to change the business case much, but I think much more than 20% of those who compete in masters own tech suits. My experience is that traditional suits are in the minority at the events I attend. Yes, you can quibble with the numbers quite a bit -- getting close to 50,000 members at this point, I believe; a much higher percentage who compete wear tech suits; and most of those favor B70, some even have multiple suits, replacement time is generally shorter than 18 months -- but I think the net result of this optimistically only increases the net by approximately an order of magnitude and that still may not be a very significant market. I don't think the age-group market is really significantly bigger though. Just guessing but I would think colleges would be more lucrative, since almost everyone I have seen wears one, at least at the D1 level. I'm not sure at the other levels.

Using PEDs is against Masters rules.We don't test and many things the IOC considers PEDs are legitimate health treatments for us,but that doesn't mean we approve of doping. :rolleyes: I didn't say we approve of performance enhancing drugs. I said FINA doesn't require drug testing for Masters. BIG difference.