Some Aging Competitors Call High-Tech Swimsuits Dirty Pool
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Wall Street Journal article: online.wsj.com/.../SB125721159786824325.html
Michael Mann of Centennial, Colo., flew past his opponents, swaddled shoulder-to-ankle in a black neoprene bodysuit. Mr. Mann, 55, won the 400-meter individual medley race and set a world record for his age group, 55 to 59. Mr. Mann set new world marks in the 200-, 400- and 800-meter freestyle while Mr. Evans steamed.
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Since when are tech suits made of neoprene? That would be a wetsuit, and wetsuits have always been illegal in pool racing. The ones that will not be allowed after January are lycra with a polyurethane coating.
You mean Yamamoto rubber.
www.yamamoto-bio.com/.../sports.html
Only cheap wetsuits are made of neoprene these days. Most are made from Yamamoto rubber. Same with the Tech suits. The only difference is the thickness.
Since when are tech suits made of neoprene? That would be a wetsuit, and wetsuits have always been illegal in pool racing. The ones that will not be allowed after January are lycra with a polyurethane coating.
You mean Yamamoto rubber.
www.yamamoto-bio.com/.../sports.html
Only cheap wetsuits are made of neoprene these days. Most are made from Yamamoto rubber. Same with the Tech suits. The only difference is the thickness.
