What should USMS do about the suits?

Even after all this discussion about whether the tech suits should be banned or not because of the advantages to some and not to all, I am extremely concerned that the sport of swimming will take a major hit with the general public and lose popularity if ALL tech suits are banned. The growth we have seen over the past couple of years in the sport of swimming has a lot to do with Michael Phelps of course, but also because of the new technology that the sport has allowed into its arena. I do think this HAS to come into consideration by our governing bodies to keep continued growth. In terms of increased public interest, swimming has still not caught fire at all. The increased interest because of suit technology is mainly due to the huge emotionally charged debate of whether the records set by using them are really legit or whether they should be discounted. In fact the controversy over suit technolgy has made swimming even more Hooo Huuum. D2

Even after all this discussion about whether the tech suits should be banned or not because of the advantages to some and not to all, I am extremely concerned that the sport of swimming will take a major hit with the general public and lose popularity if ALL tech suits are banned. The growth we have seen over the past couple of years in the sport of swimming has a lot to do with Michael Phelps of course, but also because of the new technology that the sport has allowed into its arena. I do think this HAS to come into consideration by our governing bodies to keep continued growth. In terms of increased public interest, swimming has still not caught fire at all. The increased interest because of suit technology is mainly due to the huge emotionally charged debate of whether the records set by using them are really legit or whether they should be discounted. In fact the controversy over suit technolgy has made swimming even more Hooo Huuum. D2