One thing that makes me laugh is that, when *FINA* was the one doing the waffling, everyone (esp the tech suit lovers) was all over their case, how they couldn't make a decision and stick with it, etc.
I think the whole "FINA doesn't care about SCY" argument is flimsy, though. No other rules are different, that I know about. (I sure would love to get rid of the 15m rule, for example.)
Are you sure about that? I seem to recall the biggest caterwauling came from the purists when FINA switched its position from "tech suits allowed if they meet XYZ standards" to "tech suits are allowed, no holds barred." That's when the Jaked/Arena flood began.
USMS has already deviated from FINA once. Continuing the deviation in this respect is not necessarily flip flopping. From what I have gleaned, coverage is simply a huge issue for masters for various reasons (see Wookie's recent comment), whether you agree with that fact or not.
And I don't see, logically, how the fact that the rules generally have been the same supports the the notion that FINA cares about masters SCY competition in the US. From what I recall, they barely cared about SCM and LCM FINA masters competition ...
One thing that makes me laugh is that, when *FINA* was the one doing the waffling, everyone (esp the tech suit lovers) was all over their case, how they couldn't make a decision and stick with it, etc.
I think the whole "FINA doesn't care about SCY" argument is flimsy, though. No other rules are different, that I know about. (I sure would love to get rid of the 15m rule, for example.)
Are you sure about that? I seem to recall the biggest caterwauling came from the purists when FINA switched its position from "tech suits allowed if they meet XYZ standards" to "tech suits are allowed, no holds barred." That's when the Jaked/Arena flood began.
USMS has already deviated from FINA once. Continuing the deviation in this respect is not necessarily flip flopping. From what I have gleaned, coverage is simply a huge issue for masters for various reasons (see Wookie's recent comment), whether you agree with that fact or not.
And I don't see, logically, how the fact that the rules generally have been the same supports the the notion that FINA cares about masters SCY competition in the US. From what I recall, they barely cared about SCM and LCM FINA masters competition ...
