FINA has announced that full body suits WILL be allowed in open water races, but not the pool.
See www.10kswimmer.com for the article.
-LBJ
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Since I have only swum in tech suits for almost 5 years, that's how I measure my progress. I've swum in a B70 since May 2008 and have a huge base of times for comparison. I'd rather stay on that track. But, if I can't, I also have a huge base of Pro times for comparison.
For male swimmers to switch from a full body suit (be it a Blue Seventy or an FS Pro) to a pair of jammers will change our times significantly. Personally, I am not looking forward to that.
I am having a difficult time understanding how the self-professed purists can argue that USMS should follow FINA's lead when FINA is making decisions that are inconsistent and contradictory.
Since I have only swum in tech suits for almost 5 years, that's how I measure my progress. I've swum in a B70 since May 2008 and have a huge base of times for comparison. I'd rather stay on that track. But, if I can't, I also have a huge base of Pro times for comparison.
For male swimmers to switch from a full body suit (be it a Blue Seventy or an FS Pro) to a pair of jammers will change our times significantly. Personally, I am not looking forward to that.
I am having a difficult time understanding how the self-professed purists can argue that USMS should follow FINA's lead when FINA is making decisions that are inconsistent and contradictory.
