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
the difference for me was .5 seconds for a 50 and 1 second for a 100.
At my speed, that's about a 1/60 or 1.6 % difference.
I am not certain if I am doing the math correctly here, but last season, I swam a 52.90 for the 100 free in a B70. I can't be absolutely sure of this, but I might be able to do a 54.9 in jammers (though I'd be very surprised if I could go this fast.) The difference is a minimum of 2 seconds, though probably more.
Here's where the math becomes challenging. Which 100 time do you use for the denominator?
If you use the faster time, i.e., 52.90, then 2 seconds represents a 3.78 percent increase in time without the suit.
If you use the slower time, i.e., 54.9, then 2 seconds represents a 3.64 decrease in time with the suit.
Either way, I anticipate going almost 4 percent slower without the speed suit, and quite possibly 5 percent or more. This is just for the 100. I wonder if the change might be even more exacerbated for longer distances, or, for that matter, the 50?
Here's what I propose: some math wizzard on these forums take Phil Arcuini's excellent Finnish Formula calculator http://n3times.com/swimtimes/ and add a further fudge factor for B70 body kayaks-to-polyester jammer conversion, and guys like me will have some way to convince ourselves that the sudden plummeting in our swimming performance post B70 era is not necessarily the result of a heart myxoma or occult leprosy.
the difference for me was .5 seconds for a 50 and 1 second for a 100.
At my speed, that's about a 1/60 or 1.6 % difference.
I am not certain if I am doing the math correctly here, but last season, I swam a 52.90 for the 100 free in a B70. I can't be absolutely sure of this, but I might be able to do a 54.9 in jammers (though I'd be very surprised if I could go this fast.) The difference is a minimum of 2 seconds, though probably more.
Here's where the math becomes challenging. Which 100 time do you use for the denominator?
If you use the faster time, i.e., 52.90, then 2 seconds represents a 3.78 percent increase in time without the suit.
If you use the slower time, i.e., 54.9, then 2 seconds represents a 3.64 decrease in time with the suit.
Either way, I anticipate going almost 4 percent slower without the speed suit, and quite possibly 5 percent or more. This is just for the 100. I wonder if the change might be even more exacerbated for longer distances, or, for that matter, the 50?
Here's what I propose: some math wizzard on these forums take Phil Arcuini's excellent Finnish Formula calculator http://n3times.com/swimtimes/ and add a further fudge factor for B70 body kayaks-to-polyester jammer conversion, and guys like me will have some way to convince ourselves that the sudden plummeting in our swimming performance post B70 era is not necessarily the result of a heart myxoma or occult leprosy.
