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 have commented on more occasions than I should admit, "It's the suit."
I am not one for bragging (except about my kids to our family members), and this is not meant to be as such, but on Dec 31st after having not swum for 2-plus weeks, I swam 100 x 100 on 1:20 (SCY). My first 10 were holding 1:09s, for awhile I was holding 1:11s and eventually settled into 1:13s until about 90, where I dropped to 1:17s.
This was most certainly due the B70 I was wearing. I got out and felt like I could have kept going still, not that I would have- the champagne and chocolate on deck was too enticing!
I have done this swim many a years, in a regular suit, and I am barely making the interval at 75 and I die at 86. But I always finish! It has always been horrible.
Anyway for me, it is, has been, and will be "the suit" as long as I'm wearing it.
I have commented on more occasions than I should admit, "It's the suit."
I am not one for bragging (except about my kids to our family members), and this is not meant to be as such, but on Dec 31st after having not swum for 2-plus weeks, I swam 100 x 100 on 1:20 (SCY). My first 10 were holding 1:09s, for awhile I was holding 1:11s and eventually settled into 1:13s until about 90, where I dropped to 1:17s.
This was most certainly due the B70 I was wearing. I got out and felt like I could have kept going still, not that I would have- the champagne and chocolate on deck was too enticing!
I have done this swim many a years, in a regular suit, and I am barely making the interval at 75 and I die at 86. But I always finish! It has always been horrible.
Anyway for me, it is, has been, and will be "the suit" as long as I'm wearing it.
