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/
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Who's claiming this? If anything last year's suit race encouraged this train of thought. All you ever heard was "it's the suit." There was no way you could make an apples to apples comparison anymore. And when that happens the sport is drifting into joke territory, IMO.
For one, a number of journalist openly make the claim. I have heard it on pool decks at a number of meets.
Why do we have to make apples to apples comparisons? When they went from full body wools suits to skimpy suits, one can't make comparsions due to fabric fifferences.
When freestylers were allowed to put their head under water, they couldn't compare. When freestyle and later backstrokers were allowed to flip without touching the wall with their hands, it became impossible to for comparsions.
The underwater dolphin kicks alter how fliers and backstrokers trained and raced. When the put limits on the distances, that made it difficult to make comparisons.
History is full of the sport making changes that make it impossible for apples to apples comparison. Why should we worry about it with the suits.
Who's claiming this? If anything last year's suit race encouraged this train of thought. All you ever heard was "it's the suit." There was no way you could make an apples to apples comparison anymore. And when that happens the sport is drifting into joke territory, IMO.
For one, a number of journalist openly make the claim. I have heard it on pool decks at a number of meets.
Why do we have to make apples to apples comparisons? When they went from full body wools suits to skimpy suits, one can't make comparsions due to fabric fifferences.
When freestylers were allowed to put their head under water, they couldn't compare. When freestyle and later backstrokers were allowed to flip without touching the wall with their hands, it became impossible to for comparsions.
The underwater dolphin kicks alter how fliers and backstrokers trained and raced. When the put limits on the distances, that made it difficult to make comparisons.
History is full of the sport making changes that make it impossible for apples to apples comparison. Why should we worry about it with the suits.
