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
My team is hosting an SCM meet this weekend. One of my buddies who will be going to Atlanta asked if he could wear his B70 for the 50 back. He knows it's not legal and that he will be DQ'd, but he wanted to get a race pace practice swim in it. The meet director emailed the referee, and got this response:...
Thanks... Finally, a response from an official!!
Yeah, I think that it is time to move on from the suits, like 5 months when the final day of the cheating suits was announced. Use them for training if they are still good, but if they are worn out, burn those puppies!!!
I do hope your comments toward the aboved mention are a joke.
I'm certain the poster was being sarcastic, but without a "sarcasm emoticon" it is hard to tell, isn't it? For example, consider the following:
"The ability to conceal thewookiee's overly-hairy body is perhaps the strongest argument I've heard for keeping the full-body tech suits!"
Sarcastic? Serious? Or just plain right? You decide. :bolt:
I'm certain the poster was being sarcastic, but without a "sarcasm emoticon" it is hard to tell, isn't it? For example, consider the following:
"The ability to conceal thewookiee's overly-hairy body is perhaps the strongest argument I've heard for keeping the full-body tech suits!"
Sarcastic? Serious? Or just plain right? You decide. :bolt:
They don't make a suit thick enough for that.
I do this all the time. Like, swimming freestyle races butterfly. It works out fine. I know how fast I swam.
Jazz, gotta call you on this one. Swimming butterfly in a freestyle race is perfectly legal and the results count, just not as butterfly results.
This is between leeky and myself. Don't you have to go hibernate for awhile longer?
I wasn't referring to you get owned by Geek, SwimShark blew you out of the water.
