Some Aging Competitors Call High-Tech Swimsuits Dirty Pool

So, two things: came out to the meet to support the team and to score points for our team to win the meet. He was well aware that he is not in great swimming condition - but came out anyway At that meet, Evans actually was near the top of the age group in points scored (Michael Mann, with his string of world records, was just impossible to top). I thought he set a really good example for everyone to just get in the pool ... And Evans' team did win the team trophy. A reader of the WSJ might get an exaggerated view of Evans' real feelings. Put more bluntly, I don't think the report was really fair to Evans - I'm guessing he sort of got used by the reporter. You seem to be comparing bans on tech suits to putting a limit on training time. The two aren't remotely similar. One of the compelling arguments against the suits is that they cost too much and thus give a competitive advantage to swimmers who are economically blessed. By the same token, a workout limit would remove the advantage that allows economically blessed swimmers to spend more time training. If I could afford to, I would swim two-a-days, I would get hours of coaching from top-notch coaches, I would spend half an hour a day refining my stroke, I would go to sleep on time and wake up when I wanted to, and I would stop running through airports before sitting (without a cool-down) for hours in cramped airplane seats. By the way, I think both ideas - a ban on suits or a training limit - are stupid beyond belief.

So, two things: came out to the meet to support the team and to score points for our team to win the meet. He was well aware that he is not in great swimming condition - but came out anyway At that meet, Evans actually was near the top of the age group in points scored (Michael Mann, with his string of world records, was just impossible to top). I thought he set a really good example for everyone to just get in the pool ... And Evans' team did win the team trophy. A reader of the WSJ might get an exaggerated view of Evans' real feelings. Put more bluntly, I don't think the report was really fair to Evans - I'm guessing he sort of got used by the reporter. You seem to be comparing bans on tech suits to putting a limit on training time. The two aren't remotely similar. One of the compelling arguments against the suits is that they cost too much and thus give a competitive advantage to swimmers who are economically blessed. By the same token, a workout limit would remove the advantage that allows economically blessed swimmers to spend more time training. If I could afford to, I would swim two-a-days, I would get hours of coaching from top-notch coaches, I would spend half an hour a day refining my stroke, I would go to sleep on time and wake up when I wanted to, and I would stop running through airports before sitting (without a cool-down) for hours in cramped airplane seats. By the way, I think both ideas - a ban on suits or a training limit - are stupid beyond belief.