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/
When we started arguing about this back in 1983 (it seems) the knock on the suits was the price and availability. When that issue went away it was about the sport's integrity. The integrity argument only gained a foothold when, ironically, Speedo couldn't keep up with the technology. There has never been any sort of consistent argument against the suits, just a moving target of whining, which, ironically, has now been assumed by those of us who love the suits. The whole thing is circular, kind of like how the sport has circled back to 1983.
And, yes, I like gear and toys.
When we started arguing about this back in 1983 (it seems) the knock on the suits was the price and availability. When that issue went away it was about the sport's integrity. The integrity argument only gained a foothold when, ironically, Speedo couldn't keep up with the technology. There has never been any sort of consistent argument against the suits, just a moving target of whining, which, ironically, has now been assumed by those of us who love the suits. The whole thing is circular, kind of like how the sport has circled back to 1983.
And, yes, I like gear and toys.
