I started a similar poll before,but time has changed things and I thought since USMS is going to have to do something definitive so they should have some input from the forumites
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It isn't arbitrary, you just don't agree with (or are unaware of) the reasoning.
Let's recap:
1. FINA banned the tech suits because they are performance enhancing (or, if you are a cynic, because someone invented a suit that was better than the LZR).
2. FINA indicated that the new regulations do not apply to Masters swimming.
So really we are under no obligation to change our rules. If, however, we as an organization agree with FINA's assessment, then all tech suits (kneeskin, legskin, or bodyskin, textile or polyurethane) should be prohibited from Masters swimming. I can accept that and will wear Lycra jammers.
But if the proposed compromise allows us to continue wearing an FS Pro kneeskin (which is most definitely performance enhancing), what exactly have we accomplished? What are we trying to prove? That I do not understand.
It isn't arbitrary, you just don't agree with (or are unaware of) the reasoning.
Let's recap:
1. FINA banned the tech suits because they are performance enhancing (or, if you are a cynic, because someone invented a suit that was better than the LZR).
2. FINA indicated that the new regulations do not apply to Masters swimming.
So really we are under no obligation to change our rules. If, however, we as an organization agree with FINA's assessment, then all tech suits (kneeskin, legskin, or bodyskin, textile or polyurethane) should be prohibited from Masters swimming. I can accept that and will wear Lycra jammers.
But if the proposed compromise allows us to continue wearing an FS Pro kneeskin (which is most definitely performance enhancing), what exactly have we accomplished? What are we trying to prove? That I do not understand.
