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/
IMHO, either you follow FINA period and ban the suits effective 01-01-10
Making the suits retroactively illegal was one of the dumbest things that FINA has done, and it has to beat some whoppers to claim that distinction.
Think about it: meets in the first two weeks of the year were presumably run according to the rules current at the time. Official results will contain a mix of swims done in suits that are currently legal, and some that are now illegal. How to tell which was which? So do you not allow any records from that meet, nor submit any times for top ten consideration?
The Rules Committee specifically chose "effective immediately" (for SCM and LCM) instead of Jan 1, and it makes a heck of a lot more sense.
As far as SCY: obviously people's opinions differ on the matter, but it is hard to change course mid-season. USA-Swimming implemented FINA's rules early for just this reason. But they KNEW that the suits were going to be banned, and USMS didn't: at the time, remember, FINA said the rule didn't apply to masters; the Technical Committee hadn't even made a recommendation to ban yet.
IMHO, either you follow FINA period and ban the suits effective 01-01-10
Making the suits retroactively illegal was one of the dumbest things that FINA has done, and it has to beat some whoppers to claim that distinction.
Think about it: meets in the first two weeks of the year were presumably run according to the rules current at the time. Official results will contain a mix of swims done in suits that are currently legal, and some that are now illegal. How to tell which was which? So do you not allow any records from that meet, nor submit any times for top ten consideration?
The Rules Committee specifically chose "effective immediately" (for SCM and LCM) instead of Jan 1, and it makes a heck of a lot more sense.
As far as SCY: obviously people's opinions differ on the matter, but it is hard to change course mid-season. USA-Swimming implemented FINA's rules early for just this reason. But they KNEW that the suits were going to be banned, and USMS didn't: at the time, remember, FINA said the rule didn't apply to masters; the Technical Committee hadn't even made a recommendation to ban yet.
