Here's a really challenging idea: Can someone figure out a way to seal the lid on this can of worms? :worms:
I suppose the easiest thing to do would to be reverse FINA's ruling on the tech suits. That or they just say the suits can only be made out of x, y, and or z, and that's it. I feel like this could get ridiculous as companies compete again to make the fastest legal suit.
"Textile" to me is a vague word since it doesn't imply only organic materials like cotton or wool. Lycra and Polyester aren't organic but they are legal.
Hypothetically, if some thread (in this case Carbon fiber) is engineered that could be woven into a textile and worked as well as a lzr, would FINA allow it?
I share FINA's concern that the new suits are changing the sport and undermine the success of swimmers in the past, but what sport's equipment hasn't been changed/improved/reengineered to improve the success of the athletes? I don't think the Native Americans had titanium lacrosse sticks, or the (now) Sweds parabolic skis, or Scottish carbon fiber golf clubs...
Here's a really challenging idea: Can someone figure out a way to seal the lid on this can of worms? :worms:
I suppose the easiest thing to do would to be reverse FINA's ruling on the tech suits. That or they just say the suits can only be made out of x, y, and or z, and that's it. I feel like this could get ridiculous as companies compete again to make the fastest legal suit.
"Textile" to me is a vague word since it doesn't imply only organic materials like cotton or wool. Lycra and Polyester aren't organic but they are legal.
Hypothetically, if some thread (in this case Carbon fiber) is engineered that could be woven into a textile and worked as well as a lzr, would FINA allow it?
I share FINA's concern that the new suits are changing the sport and undermine the success of swimmers in the past, but what sport's equipment hasn't been changed/improved/reengineered to improve the success of the athletes? I don't think the Native Americans had titanium lacrosse sticks, or the (now) Sweds parabolic skis, or Scottish carbon fiber golf clubs...
