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/
This probably isn't what you are implying, but I don't think folks who disagree with the ruling but will still wear tech suits are necessarily hypocritical:
1) folks may want to get their money's worth out of the suits
2) they may want to be able to compare times to previous swims
3) they may want to win
I realize I've been a bit outspoken on this topic in terms of the negative impacts of the ruling. Although I've competed in jammers since last May and will do so in Atlanta, I can't blame folks for using a currently legal suit. I've had only limited experience with the suits so I suppose it's easier for me to start over.
But with respect to Atlanta- if you're wearing a tech suit, you'd better beat me. :chug:
I haven't decided for sure to keep wearing my B70, but these are the reasons that I would do it. I will wear my B70 for the hour swim, because that event is miserable enough I might as well take advantage. I do hate getting beaten by folks I *should* be able to beat but for the fact that they are wearing the suits and I'm not. I experienced that at a few meets last year (even last year I didn't wear my B70 to all meets). I definitely would have preferred the suits to be illegal but I too have to live in the real world...
This probably isn't what you are implying, but I don't think folks who disagree with the ruling but will still wear tech suits are necessarily hypocritical:
1) folks may want to get their money's worth out of the suits
2) they may want to be able to compare times to previous swims
3) they may want to win
I realize I've been a bit outspoken on this topic in terms of the negative impacts of the ruling. Although I've competed in jammers since last May and will do so in Atlanta, I can't blame folks for using a currently legal suit. I've had only limited experience with the suits so I suppose it's easier for me to start over.
But with respect to Atlanta- if you're wearing a tech suit, you'd better beat me. :chug:
I haven't decided for sure to keep wearing my B70, but these are the reasons that I would do it. I will wear my B70 for the hour swim, because that event is miserable enough I might as well take advantage. I do hate getting beaten by folks I *should* be able to beat but for the fact that they are wearing the suits and I'm not. I experienced that at a few meets last year (even last year I didn't wear my B70 to all meets). I definitely would have preferred the suits to be illegal but I too have to live in the real world...
