Well, I'm coming back to swim at Master's meets after a 5 year hiatus (surgeries, etc) and find that I cannot wear my "Farmer John" suit bought in 2000 and worn in 4 previous national meets (except this spring). Not a "tech" suit by any means but a hell of a beer-gut bra! Not sure I would get on the blocks without it so the hiatus may continue. Is it worth alienating us "plus-sized" guys over this silly rule? I suppose it will give me yet another reason to dump some weight. Looks like those other 50+ breaststrokers won't get beat by this fat guy any time soon.
Anyone else out there feel the same? I know most of you out there don't have this problem but to have a rule that reduces participation seems counterproductive.
Lee Rider
Fort Bragg, CA
Calling someone a cheater is a moral judgment. The only way one can conclude that asking if it is okay to swim a race in a LZR expecting to be DQ'd is the moral equivalent of hiding and denying steroid use is if you defer to authority and "rules" as your moral guide. I am not saying you are right or wrong about those being equivalent, I am just illuminating where you stand on moral guidance.
The reason that I view things differently than you is because I do not defer to rules as my moral guide. I think there are plenty of times when an individual can use their own judgment to determine what is right and wrong even if society or the "rules" disagree with them.
Agree.
Theoretically, if you wear a LZR expecting a DQ, have alerted and/or cleared it with a ref and having informed swimmers adjacent to you, what is the problem exactly? That person is a "cheater"?! Many people use meets as training tools, as Craig pointed out above. And there is no need to be pilloried if you get a 50 fly split in a 200 IM, though some people seem to object to this. Why? I have no clue .. it seems like nit picking.
Calling someone a cheater is a moral judgment. The only way one can conclude that asking if it is okay to swim a race in a LZR expecting to be DQ'd is the moral equivalent of hiding and denying steroid use is if you defer to authority and "rules" as your moral guide. I am not saying you are right or wrong about those being equivalent, I am just illuminating where you stand on moral guidance.
The reason that I view things differently than you is because I do not defer to rules as my moral guide. I think there are plenty of times when an individual can use their own judgment to determine what is right and wrong even if society or the "rules" disagree with them.
Agree.
Theoretically, if you wear a LZR expecting a DQ, have alerted and/or cleared it with a ref and having informed swimmers adjacent to you, what is the problem exactly? That person is a "cheater"?! Many people use meets as training tools, as Craig pointed out above. And there is no need to be pilloried if you get a 50 fly split in a 200 IM, though some people seem to object to this. Why? I have no clue .. it seems like nit picking.
