During the SPMA meet, I floated a Tech suit compromise by a few swimmers and they all seemed to be very interested. I am sure this has been suggested before, but here is goes -
- allow all current tech suits for all yards meets for the next 3 years (you can always revisit this)
- adopt what FINA issues in January for all meters meets
I think both "sides" could live with this, USMS can still say they comply with FINA, but the tech suit "junkies" can still have a full season each year.
The fact that the majority of the elite world wants to swim here in college nullifies your argument completely.
The international swimmers want to swim in American universities for the free or discounted education - and for the opportunity to train with our great coaches and fierce competition.
Short course yard times are never World Records or comparable to times swum anywhere else in the world.
Converting yards to meters or vice versa, even on an official time conversion website is only an estimated guess.
I still say short course yards is a joke.
We Americans seem to enjoy making our own rules and expect everyone else to play by them :)
I love short course racing and simply feel its a shame that we don't have all those SCY months of racing to play with the rest of the swimming humanity outside of the USA.
The fact that the majority of the elite world wants to swim here in college nullifies your argument completely.
The international swimmers want to swim in American universities for the free or discounted education - and for the opportunity to train with our great coaches and fierce competition.
Short course yard times are never World Records or comparable to times swum anywhere else in the world.
Converting yards to meters or vice versa, even on an official time conversion website is only an estimated guess.
I still say short course yards is a joke.
We Americans seem to enjoy making our own rules and expect everyone else to play by them :)
I love short course racing and simply feel its a shame that we don't have all those SCY months of racing to play with the rest of the swimming humanity outside of the USA.
