FINA to allow bodysuits in Open Water

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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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  • At best that could be viewed as sliding your feet backward an inch or two rather than a step back. The net affect on 99% of the golfers of the world is negligible. A fun fact from the middle of the pack: Typically I prefer to compare my times to the overall pack. As soon as the wetsuit users are separated out I drop into a lower percentile. As for me, I will still go with the outdated briefs, the cold water, the racing against myself, and the nice scenery. . . . oh and the swim so hard I wanna puke when the race adrenaline kicks in. But I would hope that this dialogue continues. This sport should still draw the many and not the few.
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  • At best that could be viewed as sliding your feet backward an inch or two rather than a step back. The net affect on 99% of the golfers of the world is negligible. A fun fact from the middle of the pack: Typically I prefer to compare my times to the overall pack. As soon as the wetsuit users are separated out I drop into a lower percentile. As for me, I will still go with the outdated briefs, the cold water, the racing against myself, and the nice scenery. . . . oh and the swim so hard I wanna puke when the race adrenaline kicks in. But I would hope that this dialogue continues. This sport should still draw the many and not the few.
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