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.
  • Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Seldom has so much been said about so very little. Don't sell us short, Bill. We've all said much more with arguably less merit about the tech suits! :bolt:
  • She must be using the royal "we" because I could give a flip about being addressed as "Dr. Stevenson" either. But everyone is different and it is nice to respect that. PS At our Continuing Ed school, it is possible to earn a masters degree in Disaster Science (I am not making this up). How cool would it be to earn that degree? I would do an about-face and DEFINITELY insist that everyone address me as "Chris Stevenson, Master of Disaster." I'll sign up for calling you that whether you have the degree or not! :D
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    We really need some fun new emoticons. The eating popcorn emoticon would be perfect for a thread like this. Get in the thread early, post your popcorn eater emoticon and watch the thread unfold. :D