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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Personally, I would be far more embarrassed wearing a tech suit trying to break 1:00 in the 100 free than I would be by letting my beer gut hang out. In this case, I guess I have the fortune of being a mediocre Masters swimmer that has missed out on the last 25 years of competitive swimming. The whole idea of spending $500 on a tech suit for Masters seems completely ridiculous to me, but I suppose if I was trying to break records I would have done the same thing. As it is I am completely unaffected by the suit issue at my level.
I'm afraid it makes the most sense in the long run to get rid of them. Why take a simple sport and create a division? The advantage is so great that it would eventually become a standard piece of equipment at the age group level on up. Big picture, the suits have to go. It may hurt in the short run but will be better for swimming overall.
Personally, I would be far more embarrassed wearing a tech suit trying to break 1:00 in the 100 free than I would be by letting my beer gut hang out. In this case, I guess I have the fortune of being a mediocre Masters swimmer that has missed out on the last 25 years of competitive swimming. The whole idea of spending $500 on a tech suit for Masters seems completely ridiculous to me, but I suppose if I was trying to break records I would have done the same thing. As it is I am completely unaffected by the suit issue at my level.
I'm afraid it makes the most sense in the long run to get rid of them. Why take a simple sport and create a division? The advantage is so great that it would eventually become a standard piece of equipment at the age group level on up. Big picture, the suits have to go. It may hurt in the short run but will be better for swimming overall.
