What should USMS do about the suits?

I guess FINA's current "approved" list is still good until Jan 1, so the USMS rule (which depends on it) is good until then. Yes, that's my understanding as well. It just seems silly to wait out this next 60 day period holding our collective breaths and waiting anxiously for FINA to make some pronouncement from on high. Regarding USMS, I subscribe to the apparently radical notion that a governing body owes its governed some governance, particularly in times of turmoil. I understand that there are valid reasons for attempting to conform our rules to FINA's, at least when not inconsistent with our body's mission and goals. But waiting breathlessly for an edict which may never come seems a senseless abdication of responsibility. I'd like to see USMS adopt a rule, now, covering the period through and including the Atlanta Nationals. The rule could automatically sunset at that point, defaulting to whatever position FINA has adopted for masters. Perhaps by that time FINA will have sorted out its position; perhaps not. But at least we will have had a reasonable period of some certainty as to what is or is not legal. It would help the swimmers and retailers alike. I'm an unabashed B70 fan, but for the moment at least I'm not advocating for allowing any particular suits. I'm just advocating that there be a rule or position that we can rely on for more than 60 days at a whack.

I guess FINA's current "approved" list is still good until Jan 1, so the USMS rule (which depends on it) is good until then. Yes, that's my understanding as well. It just seems silly to wait out this next 60 day period holding our collective breaths and waiting anxiously for FINA to make some pronouncement from on high. Regarding USMS, I subscribe to the apparently radical notion that a governing body owes its governed some governance, particularly in times of turmoil. I understand that there are valid reasons for attempting to conform our rules to FINA's, at least when not inconsistent with our body's mission and goals. But waiting breathlessly for an edict which may never come seems a senseless abdication of responsibility. I'd like to see USMS adopt a rule, now, covering the period through and including the Atlanta Nationals. The rule could automatically sunset at that point, defaulting to whatever position FINA has adopted for masters. Perhaps by that time FINA will have sorted out its position; perhaps not. But at least we will have had a reasonable period of some certainty as to what is or is not legal. It would help the swimmers and retailers alike. I'm an unabashed B70 fan, but for the moment at least I'm not advocating for allowing any particular suits. I'm just advocating that there be a rule or position that we can rely on for more than 60 days at a whack.