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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Former Member
There is no way USMS can or should have a different rule than FINA. It's already bad enough our main championship is in yards :badday: --- there is an idea. We can allow anything for yards meets, because nobody outside the US really understands or cares and we follow FINA for the real swimming.
Ehoch,
Interesting statements about US short course swimming.
Yes.... I suppose all these student athletes from around the world coming to the US dont' care or understand these foolish old American pools. They have no desire to emphasize speed work, walls and turns.
Here's one for you to chew on. Short course yards swimming (especially the NCAAs) is the core and backbone for the majority successes of US swimming dominance in the sprint events and relays at the Olympics and World Games for the last 6 decades. It's a phenomenon that Europeans have little experience with (unless of course they came to the US for their education). De-emphasizing the short course nationals for USA Swimming as was recently done by moving it in the calendar year has actually hurts US sprinters.
Short Course is great for masters swimmers who don't have time to train that much.
There is no way USMS can or should have a different rule than FINA. It's already bad enough our main championship is in yards :badday: --- there is an idea. We can allow anything for yards meets, because nobody outside the US really understands or cares and we follow FINA for the real swimming.
Ehoch,
Interesting statements about US short course swimming.
Yes.... I suppose all these student athletes from around the world coming to the US dont' care or understand these foolish old American pools. They have no desire to emphasize speed work, walls and turns.
Here's one for you to chew on. Short course yards swimming (especially the NCAAs) is the core and backbone for the majority successes of US swimming dominance in the sprint events and relays at the Olympics and World Games for the last 6 decades. It's a phenomenon that Europeans have little experience with (unless of course they came to the US for their education). De-emphasizing the short course nationals for USA Swimming as was recently done by moving it in the calendar year has actually hurts US sprinters.
Short Course is great for masters swimmers who don't have time to train that much.
