This is exactly right. FINA doesn't have a rule specifically banning non-textile suits or non-permeable suits. Their new stance is that any new suit design needs to be approved, so it's sort of up to them what will be allowed. I'd say the chances a carbon fiber suit would be approved are close to nil.
Well - the only way it should be disapproved is if it creates buoyancy right? Just because a material is "hydrophobic" wouldn't necessarily mean its buoyant. So my guess is if they could make it into a thread (i.e. something you could then use to make a fabric/textile) then they could probably make it into a (possibly itchy) suit (Makes me think of fiber glass)
Please note - I'm not actually all gung ho for this, I really just wanted to create some nerdy discussion on a video I found that I thought was really cool.
This is exactly right. FINA doesn't have a rule specifically banning non-textile suits or non-permeable suits. Their new stance is that any new suit design needs to be approved, so it's sort of up to them what will be allowed. I'd say the chances a carbon fiber suit would be approved are close to nil.
Well - the only way it should be disapproved is if it creates buoyancy right? Just because a material is "hydrophobic" wouldn't necessarily mean its buoyant. So my guess is if they could make it into a thread (i.e. something you could then use to make a fabric/textile) then they could probably make it into a (possibly itchy) suit (Makes me think of fiber glass)
Please note - I'm not actually all gung ho for this, I really just wanted to create some nerdy discussion on a video I found that I thought was really cool.
