I plan on swimming as many meets as possible in my B70's until they (if ever) make up their flippin minds. At the rate they're going, we may all be long gone before that ever occurs.
My backup suit is an old Aquablade jammer. Once the rules change, I will switch back to it. Until then, I will continue to use my Tyr Tracer Light leggings, which are textile but will be too long for the new rules.
I'm going to keep getting my money's worth out of my Tracer Light... I'm almost 40 races deep in it already! I'm probably going to hold off on buying anything new for a while though.
I've got a fs2 and fspro legs i bought in '07 that are just about at the end of their lives and will be wearing them out in Indy.
Nevertheless, I had purchased a fs1 jammer earlier this year and wore for a few races this spring where I swam some really fast times.
I will miss not having the full legs, but I am fully confident that I can swim just as fast/faster in a speedo (lifetime best SCM times from IGLA Champs 2008).
A great small business idea: Someone handy with a needle and thread should advertise to take any male's full-body suit or leg suit and convert it to a jammer. Any thoughts on this?
A great small business idea: Someone handy with a needle and thread should advertise to take any male's full-body suit or leg suit and convert it to a jammer. Any thoughts on this?
If FINA applies the suit rules to masters swimming, then it would make the B70,Jaked, Arena full body suits illegal due to the material used in construction.
If that's the case, then it would make jammers made out of these suits illegal as well.
If they don't apply the rules, go for it.
Ok, so I bought a B70 Nero Comp but was contemplating sending it back due to the obsolesence come January. But then, ...
I swam in it in practice Saturday just to see if I thought I'd like it for Nationals. Based on how I felt Saturday, my new plan is to swim as many meets as possible until Jan. 1. Anybody proposing a last chance meet on Dec. 31st???
If I were swimming in LCM nationals this week I'd wear a B70 & have a B70 back up.
Looks like the B70, Arena & Jaked were the suits of choice at the 2009 Worlds. I'm not sure if FINA is going to have masters follow the new suit rules.
Here's a few tips I wrote:
Tip 201 Which Suit Suits you? More info On Racing Suits
Tip 214 Even More On Racing Suits
Tip 247 Get your Gear When Meets Draw Near
FINA approves proposal to ban advanced swimsuits in 2010
NCAA also placing limits on high-tech suits
My plan is to wear B70 until I hear that they are banned for masters swimmers. I'm not sure if they will be.
Masters could absorb the excess inventory of these suits.
if FINA properly enforced their own rule,
rule .10 in the 102.10 DISQUALIFICATIONS section of the Usa Swimming Mini Rule book they would have never allowed suits to have more fabric than what is necessary for decency.
102.10 DISQUALIFICATIONS
.10 No swimmer is permitted to wear or use any device or substance to help his/her speed, pace or buoyancy during a race. Goggles may be worn, and rubdown oil applied if not considered excessive by the Referee.
