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What suit can I wear Right Now?

ced357
Ok, so there are a few meets coming up next month in my area(Metro). Now I'm confused as to what suit I'm allowed to wear. I thought we could wear any suit even a B70 until Jan 1st. Now I read on metroswim.org that usms is adhering to USA's ban starting OCT 1, which would leave my B70 illegal. Can anyone confirm this? Does anyone know if I can wear a B70 at SCM Zones in Dec?
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  • News letter from the Metro registrar... In addition, USMS national office has stated that they will send out an urgent email message to all USMS-registered swimmers the moment a decision is reached on banned high tech suits. Just be aware that SOME TIME IN JANUARY, FINA (international governing body) will publish their final ruling with a complete list of banned suits - at which time USMS will adopt the SAME banned suit list/ruling. I don't think this is necessarily true. FINA may decide that it has no business regulating masters; it may adopt different rules for masters and 'elites', as urged by USMS; and/or USMS may choose to go its own way on some or all courses. The only thing certain about January is that it will come, time being inexorable. I predict that we masters will still be in our (by then, saggy, faded, and worn) B70s come Hotlanta SCY Nats next year. Your prediction may vary.
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  • News letter from the Metro registrar... In addition, USMS national office has stated that they will send out an urgent email message to all USMS-registered swimmers the moment a decision is reached on banned high tech suits. Just be aware that SOME TIME IN JANUARY, FINA (international governing body) will publish their final ruling with a complete list of banned suits - at which time USMS will adopt the SAME banned suit list/ruling. I don't think this is necessarily true. FINA may decide that it has no business regulating masters; it may adopt different rules for masters and 'elites', as urged by USMS; and/or USMS may choose to go its own way on some or all courses. The only thing certain about January is that it will come, time being inexorable. I predict that we masters will still be in our (by then, saggy, faded, and worn) B70s come Hotlanta SCY Nats next year. Your prediction may vary.
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