OK, supposing the FINA dosn't change their ruling again, can someone explain down to the suit name what will be allowed for men and women. I am under the impression that we are going back to the FSII style suit fabircs and the Tyr tracer light type suits. For both men and women we can still wear the full body type suit.
True or not true??
You may be a bit naive here, Chris..
Probably. But I think companies like B70 and Jaked got a lot of exposure and name recognition. If they make a legal suit in the future I will cerainly give a B70 v strong consideration.
But come convention-time I will be thinking primarily of the needs of 3 types of swimmers:
-- those who compete and love the suit who will be unhappy if they are gone
-- those who compete but have been turned off by the suits, perhaps even to the point of (say) competing less
-- those who haven't competed but might be considering it in the future.
That's enough to worry about for now!
As it stands right now the tech suit ban will not apply to Masters.That may change when the FINA Masters committee meets.I understand that committee has many new members and what they will decide cannot be predicted at this time.
I feel a little sorry for them...but I don't think it is our job to worry about the vendors. They'll be fine.
You may be a bit naive here, Chris. One of the originators of the new kinds of suits was The Victor (where I purchased my first knee-to-shoulder length suit in 1999). They are no longer in business. If some of the current, small, vendors have a big investment in suits that cannot be sold, there may be some paring of the number of suit providers. But, perhaps you're right, maybe we shouldn't worry about that - it's just good Capitalism.
If some of the current, small, vendors have a big investment in suits that cannot be sold, there may be some paring of the number of suit providers. But, perhaps you're right, maybe we shouldn't worry about that - it's just good Capitalism.
Actually Mel, it has struck me that, if any manufacturer goes under it will be due a rather Communist dictate that all swimmers shall be equal and no advantage be allowed to the innovative. This doesn't seem to be Capitalism at work.
Last year when Speedo had the lead with the LZR and their competition reacted - that was Capitalism.
Ian.
I'm happy to see things revert back and no, I'm not a Luddite. I bought a FS-Pro full body at the beginning of this summer thinking that, since it was a "textile" suit, it would likely survive any potential ban to the super-fast suits... it didn't. And, I'm happy things are going back to jammers. I really don't like futzing with putting the stupid thing on and being super careful with it. I'll gladly buy a new pair of jammers and pull them on with no fuss right before my race.
Simple...if FINA doesn't say definitly for masters, everyone on the men's side can wear either traditional briefs or jammers. FS Pro style jammers and before. No lzr jammers.
The tyr tracer light jammers will probably be ok. Not shoulder to knee/ankle suits for men right now.
Women...shoulder to knee suits are ok.
No suits with any rubber type material. Think 2007 and before material for suits.
that's what I thought, but call me a radical. the knee/ankle for men should be allowed in ghe FSII and tyr type suits that do not have any neoprene/rubber additions hence the pre 2007 suit. If anything, now we are going backwards. Given the Jaked and Arena x glide have no lycra/nylon in the suit, they should never have been allowed in the first place (but that's another story). The lazr and tyr rise were probably as far as I would have taken it.
I think to be fair to vendors, the ban on the masters level should be much slower. Like 2011 or even 2012. We can be the last market palce for these suits!
At a tri this weekend I saw a whole lot of people wearing LZR's...
