After the last 6 months of soap opra, nothing that FINA does surprises me. They should never make a decision of that magnitude without the input of a large percentage of swimmers and their representatives. The decision was probably made be 15 people tops, many of whom have vested interests in the outcome. If I recall, last year at this time the same people were telling us that the LZR was the greatest thing since sliced bread.
I think they could have easily gone back to the pre LZR standard of 2006. No one complained about the Fastskin, Powerskin and Aquapel.
I am wondering if they even considered other options or notified the suit companies of thier intent to make a binding decision prior to 2010. I always assumed that they would solicit input and make a decision on a date certain, in the fall.
I wonder if it was done quickly and quietly, without public notice, to purposely catch the affected swim suit companies by surprise.
FINA and USA Swimming are a trainwreck. Colleges are shuting programs down and swimming is irrelevant to the average American except for a week every four years. We need better leadership.
This decision should be reconsidered by an entirely new, unbiased, panel prior to 2010. :censor:
After the last 6 months of soap opra, nothing that FINA does surprises me. They should never make a decision of that magnitude without the input of a large percentage of swimmers and their representatives. The decision was probably made be 15 people tops, many of whom have vested interests in the outcome. If I recall, last year at this time the same people were telling us that the LZR was the greatest thing since sliced bread.
I think they could have easily gone back to the pre LZR standard of 2006. No one complained about the Fastskin, Powerskin and Aquapel.
I am wondering if they even considered other options or notified the suit companies of thier intent to make a binding decision prior to 2010. I always assumed that they would solicit input and make a decision on a date certain, in the fall.
I wonder if it was done quickly and quietly, without public notice, to purposely catch the affected swim suit companies by surprise.
FINA and USA Swimming are a trainwreck. Colleges are shuting programs down and swimming is irrelevant to the average American except for a week every four years. We need better leadership.
This decision should be reconsidered by an entirely new, unbiased, panel prior to 2010. :censor:
