What should USMS do about the suits?

I can understand wanting FINA and USMS and USS to all have the same rules ... I can understand, to some degree, the expense issues, especially with age groupers (an easy group to have regulated) ... I can understand that maybe technology "happened" too fast, creating a furor (something that could have been avoided by regulation) ... I can understand swimmers preferring to swim without the suits because they like the "feel." BUT, I absolutely hate the fact that certain folks somehow think swimming without a tech suit is "more pure." It is not more pure or morally superior. It is just a halcyon preference. I wonder when FINA itself will issue a proclamation? It would indeed be odd (as Patrick and Allen) if Europe and FINA said the tech suit ban doesn't apply to masters and we imposed this ban on ourselves to be consistent with USS swimming (in which virtually no masters compete) ... I'm likely not going to Worlds, though I've considered it as it's in August. But I would likely wear my tech suit and forego USMS rankings and such if FINA says they're legal. Hate is such a strong emotion! I guess I should "hate" it when people think my view is not a legitimate one to hold as well. Sorry chief. I think the suits detract from my "pure" ability to get across the pool as fast as "I" can in a way that I can't justify. All the suits do is make a person go faster (and maybe look cool?). Is that the reason why you like them? Well, it's the the reason why I don't. Pure and simple. Save the hate for something that deserves it! You can certainly "hate" the fact that you won't get to wear the suit and have your times "count". Peace.

I can understand wanting FINA and USMS and USS to all have the same rules ... I can understand, to some degree, the expense issues, especially with age groupers (an easy group to have regulated) ... I can understand that maybe technology "happened" too fast, creating a furor (something that could have been avoided by regulation) ... I can understand swimmers preferring to swim without the suits because they like the "feel." BUT, I absolutely hate the fact that certain folks somehow think swimming without a tech suit is "more pure." It is not more pure or morally superior. It is just a halcyon preference. I wonder when FINA itself will issue a proclamation? It would indeed be odd (as Patrick and Allen) if Europe and FINA said the tech suit ban doesn't apply to masters and we imposed this ban on ourselves to be consistent with USS swimming (in which virtually no masters compete) ... I'm likely not going to Worlds, though I've considered it as it's in August. But I would likely wear my tech suit and forego USMS rankings and such if FINA says they're legal. Hate is such a strong emotion! I guess I should "hate" it when people think my view is not a legitimate one to hold as well. Sorry chief. I think the suits detract from my "pure" ability to get across the pool as fast as "I" can in a way that I can't justify. All the suits do is make a person go faster (and maybe look cool?). Is that the reason why you like them? Well, it's the the reason why I don't. Pure and simple. Save the hate for something that deserves it! You can certainly "hate" the fact that you won't get to wear the suit and have your times "count". Peace.