If the full body rubber suits do end up getting banned, why should USMS follow their lead on this issue? (i.e. assuming the suits would continue to be manufactured).
Isn't Masters mostly for each individual to pursue what they want and the level they want out of the sport?
If the full body suit is preferred by many USMS participants, why not satisfy the base by keeping it available?
What's really the point of forcing old USMS swimmers out of their girdles if FINA bans them?
John Smith
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I don't know much about the new tech suits, but I hear they are $200, even $500?? That is enough in my mind to ban them. Swimming is one of the few "pure" sports, where you don't need the latest equipment to be competitive. Or so I thought.... I guess you do now. I guess I'm already a curmudgeon at 32 years of age. And I think we should go a step further: all Masters competitors must wear an old Arena banana-hammock, one size too big.
Seriously, there's no way I'm dropping even $100 on a swim suit. It just seems to go against what swimming is all about. Plus, if we're all wearing $500 suits, we can't make fun of the triathlon guys with all their toys anymore.
I don't know much about the new tech suits, but I hear they are $200, even $500?? That is enough in my mind to ban them. Swimming is one of the few "pure" sports, where you don't need the latest equipment to be competitive. Or so I thought.... I guess you do now. I guess I'm already a curmudgeon at 32 years of age. And I think we should go a step further: all Masters competitors must wear an old Arena banana-hammock, one size too big.
Seriously, there's no way I'm dropping even $100 on a swim suit. It just seems to go against what swimming is all about. Plus, if we're all wearing $500 suits, we can't make fun of the triathlon guys with all their toys anymore.
