FINA could have kept pretty much everyone happy if they had decided to say "All suits used at the 2007 worlds and before are what we are going back too. Any suit approved after the 2007 world's will be illegal"
Completely stifle any further suit development? I don't think that's a good solution. Even if they aren't allowed to make the suits any "better" (ie, more performance-enhancing), innovation to make the suits more durable or cheaper would be welcome.
But within FINA's constraints (materials, coverage...and maybe others like thickness and buoyancy?), suit-makers should feel a market incentive to make the fastest suit possible.
FINA could have kept pretty much everyone happy if they had decided to say "All suits used at the 2007 worlds and before are what we are going back too. Any suit approved after the 2007 world's will be illegal"
Completely stifle any further suit development? I don't think that's a good solution. Even if they aren't allowed to make the suits any "better" (ie, more performance-enhancing), innovation to make the suits more durable or cheaper would be welcome.
But within FINA's constraints (materials, coverage...and maybe others like thickness and buoyancy?), suit-makers should feel a market incentive to make the fastest suit possible.
