Interesting Article in the WA Post about the suits

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Paragraph Thanks, made me laugh. I couldn't resist the "word". Made me think I would feel young, like a hep-cat dude. Woe is me, my image in the mirror didn't change.

Try it as "werd" instead of "word", then check in the mirror again. :)

I think the suit furor would have died down regardless, as the technology standardized. Only if Speedo were dominating the market with the fastest suit.

Try it as "werd" instead of "word", then check in the mirror again. Shizbiddle, nothing seems to change. Thanks for the help though, it was rad.

I'm against wetsuits because triathletes have ruined the OW events by obsessing about the water temp and whether they will wear the wetsuits. They haven't ruined them for me. I don't own a wetsuit and compete in a fair number of OW events. I welcome the wetsuiters as it increases attendance and thus awareness of this sport. Where's the harm in that? Also, triathletes obsess about everything, not just water temps. It's in their DNA. :)

When all decent arguments on this subject are exhausted we see the old class warfare card played. And, here it is again. The only argument more loco mcstupider is when a biker tells me that swimming should limit technology. I was just trying to apply some common sense to the issue, but just call me "Loco Mc Stupid" if you thought I was idiotic enough to think economics was a part of swimming or sports.

Most of us will accept any decision as long as it is AVAILABLE and CLEAR to everybody. Master swimming is different from the elite, we have specific rules why not one more? Both choices have advantages… Just put all associations together and do a survey…

Yeah, tech-googles with a LED display showing a heart rate guage (with redline warning), stroke per 50M guage, a 25, 50M timer, and a guage which does all the calcultating for you letting you know when to slow down, speed up, or maintain. Everything will be visible 3D and would appear as if it was 3' in front of you This actually sounds like it will be possible in the not-to-distant future. And it would be cool!

Yeah, tech-googles with a LED display showing a heart rate guage (with redline warning), stroke per 50M guage, a 25, 50M timer, and a guage which does all the calcultating for you letting you know when to slow down, speed up, or maintain. Everything will be visible 3D and would appear as if it was 3' in front of you One of my teammates from a few years back had goggles somewhat like this. They had a stopwatch kind of gizmo in them, and somehow by the way they were designed, your eyes somehow projected the display out and you could read it while you swam, allowing you to know exactly how fast/slow you were going. He said he got these goggles at least 10-20 years ago, and that they were illegal to use in meets, but he used them in practice all the time. Has anyone else ever heard of these gizmos? My friend let me try them once, and it was kind of interesting to see the time as you swim along...beats trying to sneak a glance at the pace clock and do math in your head.