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/
Be careful what you ask for. I believe the suits helped swell our ranks and made meets much more competitive and interesting. I personally don't train for races "just to finish."
I don't know first-hand, as I haven't been to a meet for so long, but from what I've heard from participants and meet organizers is that meet participation here in Arizona has decreased substantially over the past 5-10 years. Meets that used to get 300+ participants more recently have only gotten 150 or less. The ASU team used to have 50%+ regularly participating....and that's dropped to 5-10%.
I face facts...I'm in the most competitive age group, and I'm nowhere near any records. There has to be some reasons to get me to a meet...
Be careful what you ask for. I believe the suits helped swell our ranks and made meets much more competitive and interesting. I personally don't train for races "just to finish."
I don't know first-hand, as I haven't been to a meet for so long, but from what I've heard from participants and meet organizers is that meet participation here in Arizona has decreased substantially over the past 5-10 years. Meets that used to get 300+ participants more recently have only gotten 150 or less. The ASU team used to have 50%+ regularly participating....and that's dropped to 5-10%.
I face facts...I'm in the most competitive age group, and I'm nowhere near any records. There has to be some reasons to get me to a meet...
