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
It is still in effect...but now I realize that it is dated, given the following statement:
"FINA approval or rejection of new swimsuits introduced after September 30, 2007, will be accepted by U.S. Masters Swimming."
It's really out of date with the latest out of FINA. A few quotes:
1. Question: Can I wear a regular racing suit that is not a body suit?
Answer: Yes, suits introduced prior to September 30, 2007, are legal for U.S.M.S.
competition.
Question: How will this impact Masters competitors?
Answer: That suit you bought after September 30, 2007, is legal at this moment, but it
could be reconsidered by the USMS Rules Committee after the next FINA-approved
swimsuit list is published. Regardless of the upcoming new list, that old Fastskin or
similar suit that you have will be legal since it was introduced prior to September 30,
2007.
2. Question: Can I still wear my LZR or TYR Tracer at meets including long course
meters meets?
Answer: Yes, because at least some of the LZR and the TYR Tracer models are on the
new list of FINA-approved suits that was published May 19, 2009, and none of these
suits are on the not-approved list. All LZR and TYR suits are legal at least until the
retesting is completed. (We have not seen the official list of suits being retested, so we
don’t know if there are models of these suits included.)
C'mon Kathy et. al. FINA will not help us out of this morass. Step up, rule, and let's move on. It's time.
It is still in effect...but now I realize that it is dated, given the following statement:
"FINA approval or rejection of new swimsuits introduced after September 30, 2007, will be accepted by U.S. Masters Swimming."
It's really out of date with the latest out of FINA. A few quotes:
1. Question: Can I wear a regular racing suit that is not a body suit?
Answer: Yes, suits introduced prior to September 30, 2007, are legal for U.S.M.S.
competition.
Question: How will this impact Masters competitors?
Answer: That suit you bought after September 30, 2007, is legal at this moment, but it
could be reconsidered by the USMS Rules Committee after the next FINA-approved
swimsuit list is published. Regardless of the upcoming new list, that old Fastskin or
similar suit that you have will be legal since it was introduced prior to September 30,
2007.
2. Question: Can I still wear my LZR or TYR Tracer at meets including long course
meters meets?
Answer: Yes, because at least some of the LZR and the TYR Tracer models are on the
new list of FINA-approved suits that was published May 19, 2009, and none of these
suits are on the not-approved list. All LZR and TYR suits are legal at least until the
retesting is completed. (We have not seen the official list of suits being retested, so we
don’t know if there are models of these suits included.)
C'mon Kathy et. al. FINA will not help us out of this morass. Step up, rule, and let's move on. It's time.
