two thumbs down from me, but more so for wetsuits which dramatically change the nature of the sport
OW swimming and the wet suit issue are just as heated as the tech suit issue in the pool it seems. The wet suit issue can easily be solved based on the temperature reading at the time of competition. At the recent World Police and Fire Games in Vancouver, wet suits were mandatory if the water was below 70 degrees. I think that 70 is too high for wet suits personally, but you get the idea. Maybe under 62 degrees for USMS OW events. Anything above; wet suits come off. ?? The WP article brought about some good points I hadn't considered. But for now, I say thumbs down too.
Take speed skating, the klap-skates have created a record breaking revolution on ice much the way the tech suits have in the pool. Klap skates are here to stay but they have not created less drag the way the tech suits have for swimmers. Many of the same arguments against the tech suits are echoing the arguments against the klap skates. Just a little sports trivia for you....
two thumbs down from me, but more so for wetsuits which dramatically change the nature of the sport
OW swimming and the wet suit issue are just as heated as the tech suit issue in the pool it seems. The wet suit issue can easily be solved based on the temperature reading at the time of competition. At the recent World Police and Fire Games in Vancouver, wet suits were mandatory if the water was below 70 degrees. I think that 70 is too high for wet suits personally, but you get the idea. Maybe under 62 degrees for USMS OW events. Anything above; wet suits come off. ?? The WP article brought about some good points I hadn't considered. But for now, I say thumbs down too.
Take speed skating, the klap-skates have created a record breaking revolution on ice much the way the tech suits have in the pool. Klap skates are here to stay but they have not created less drag the way the tech suits have for swimmers. Many of the same arguments against the tech suits are echoing the arguments against the klap skates. Just a little sports trivia for you....
