Our LMSC seems very tame by comparison.
Personally, I don't think USMS had much of a choice than to go along with the FINA ruling, and that the path chosen was the most reasonable. Changing the rules in the middle of the SCY season would not have been fair, with some swims "teched" and some not. Keeping the existing rules to the end of the season and then switching was clearly the best choice.
Still, if you happen to have a pool, a timing system and some people willing to host a meet, you can host a "cheatin' suit" meet on your own, it just won't be sanctioned by the USMS and the times won't count for FINA. Run what you brung and have fun in the pool with the tech suits. Heck, even have a mono-fin relay, that would be a blast. It depends on what motivates you -- putting up good numbers for yourself, or going faster than your peers, or having fun, or ...
But for USMS, let's just swim with the same rules everyone else has. It is still fun.
Our LMSC seems very tame by comparison.
Personally, I don't think USMS had much of a choice than to go along with the FINA ruling, and that the path chosen was the most reasonable. Changing the rules in the middle of the SCY season would not have been fair, with some swims "teched" and some not. Keeping the existing rules to the end of the season and then switching was clearly the best choice.
Still, if you happen to have a pool, a timing system and some people willing to host a meet, you can host a "cheatin' suit" meet on your own, it just won't be sanctioned by the USMS and the times won't count for FINA. Run what you brung and have fun in the pool with the tech suits. Heck, even have a mono-fin relay, that would be a blast. It depends on what motivates you -- putting up good numbers for yourself, or going faster than your peers, or having fun, or ...
But for USMS, let's just swim with the same rules everyone else has. It is still fun.
