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 don't understand why anyone would train for Atlanta, spend the money to go and then decide not to maximize that training by wearing a post-June legal jammer or brief. Why not take full advantage of the suits while we can? I figure it will be a full 5-8 years before they are back, and, by that point, I'll be even older than hell.
Taking some grand jihad stance now against the suits means your are either A) a cheap skate or B) a doofus.
And, I consider myself a swimming purist because all sport purists know that sports evolve, not get stuck and mired in the past.
Probably B for me. Why does it have to be viewed as a jihad? Do you fear the non-tech suiters and that you might get beat by someone in a brief? Maybe some people just don't care as much as others if their times are slightly slower and their rankings slightly lower. Maybe it has to do with comfort and lack of hassle and enjoying the swim more than the result. Maybe it is a fear of failure and some of us don't use tech suits to give ourselves an excuse for sub-par performances. Well, I guess that just proves B was probably the right selection for me.
Have fun getting your last use of your tech suits. It was nice of USMS not to make everyone go "cold turkey". Is there going to be a burning man type ceremony after the last event in Atlanta?
I can't believe I was suckered into another tech suit post by Geek.....
Tim
I don't understand why anyone would train for Atlanta, spend the money to go and then decide not to maximize that training by wearing a post-June legal jammer or brief. Why not take full advantage of the suits while we can? I figure it will be a full 5-8 years before they are back, and, by that point, I'll be even older than hell.
Taking some grand jihad stance now against the suits means your are either A) a cheap skate or B) a doofus.
And, I consider myself a swimming purist because all sport purists know that sports evolve, not get stuck and mired in the past.
Probably B for me. Why does it have to be viewed as a jihad? Do you fear the non-tech suiters and that you might get beat by someone in a brief? Maybe some people just don't care as much as others if their times are slightly slower and their rankings slightly lower. Maybe it has to do with comfort and lack of hassle and enjoying the swim more than the result. Maybe it is a fear of failure and some of us don't use tech suits to give ourselves an excuse for sub-par performances. Well, I guess that just proves B was probably the right selection for me.
Have fun getting your last use of your tech suits. It was nice of USMS not to make everyone go "cold turkey". Is there going to be a burning man type ceremony after the last event in Atlanta?
I can't believe I was suckered into another tech suit post by Geek.....
Tim
