FINA issued Ruled,www.usms.org/.../showpost.php
Soon the USMS rules committee will issue their ruling.
SCM & LCM seems to be a done deal, the 2010 seasons started on Jan 1, 2010 & the rule began on Jan 1, 2010.
SCY is an American thing. The 2009 - 2010 SCY season began on June 1st 2009 and ends on May 31st 2010.
Will the new suit rules take effect immediately or at the end of this season?
I've heard rumours we might be able to wear full body suits at 2010 SCY Nats.
Look forward to finding out what the USMS ruling will be for SCY.
1/15/10 FINA BUREAU CONSIDERS SWIMWEAR RULES FOR MASTERS
The FINA Bureau has considered Masters swimwear rules. The USMS Rules Committee will learn the results shortly and then will immediately reconsider the USMS swimwear rules in cooperation with the USMS Executive Committee. All USMS members will be notified of any changes to USMS swimwear rules and the effective date. Regardless of any changes to the USMS swimwear rules, the June 1, 2009 USMS swimwear interpretations will apply for the duration of the One Hour Postal Swim being conducted in January 2010.
from www.usms.org/.../20100115swimsuits.pdf
you'll find the update at http://www.usms.org/rules/
I'm sleep deprived 3 days straight (with very sick kids) and at "work" so I'm not sure if the hypocrisy comment is aimed at me?
If it is: I think it is beyond ridiculous to ban the suits now. The damage (to the record books) has been done. From the beginning, people were saying that they should be banned b/c of the obvious "aid" they provide. I agreed/still do. I admit that I swam faster with that suit than I deserved to. But I also know that I have swum faster without it in the past.
However, now that the cat is out of the bag, the can of worms has been opened, or any other cute little animal metaphor you can think of, the suits should stay, or the records set in the suits should go (a whole other topic I realize). FINA is again changing the playing field, or at least the equipment.
Obviously, they have been banned (with good reason). My thought now is that the people who broke those records wearing any banned suit will have a good challenge in front of them.
I hope that FINA learned a valuable lesson with this whole debacle.
And if that wasn't aimed at me, oh well. :bolt:
I'm sleep deprived 3 days straight (with very sick kids) and at "work" so I'm not sure if the hypocrisy comment is aimed at me?
If it is: I think it is beyond ridiculous to ban the suits now. The damage (to the record books) has been done. From the beginning, people were saying that they should be banned b/c of the obvious "aid" they provide. I agreed/still do. I admit that I swam faster with that suit than I deserved to. But I also know that I have swum faster without it in the past.
However, now that the cat is out of the bag, the can of worms has been opened, or any other cute little animal metaphor you can think of, the suits should stay, or the records set in the suits should go (a whole other topic I realize). FINA is again changing the playing field, or at least the equipment.
Obviously, they have been banned (with good reason). My thought now is that the people who broke those records wearing any banned suit will have a good challenge in front of them.
I hope that FINA learned a valuable lesson with this whole debacle.
And if that wasn't aimed at me, oh well. :bolt:
