2011 SCY Nats in Mesa, AZ

I need to look at the final stats, but it seemed to me many more records were set on the women's side. Possibly because the new suit rules don't affect women as much as men? Here's the thing I noticed and of course it might be totally bogus since these are the swims I paid attention to, but the superstars are still swimming fast whereas the great unwashed seem to be slower on the whole. My theory is the suits affected them less. Their technique is so good that the tech suits didn't help them as much as other, less talented, swimmers. Any thought on this from anyone else? Technique, physique, or a combination of the two. My take is that suitlessness has less effect on people who are strong kickers and/or have good body position (including streamlines) and/or have a more streamlined profile.

I need to look at the final stats, but it seemed to me many more records were set on the women's side. Possibly because the new suit rules don't affect women as much as men? Here's the thing I noticed and of course it might be totally bogus since these are the swims I paid attention to, but the superstars are still swimming fast whereas the great unwashed seem to be slower on the whole. My theory is the suits affected them less. Their technique is so good that the tech suits didn't help them as much as other, less talented, swimmers. Any thought on this from anyone else? Technique, physique, or a combination of the two. My take is that suitlessness has less effect on people who are strong kickers and/or have good body position (including streamlines) and/or have a more streamlined profile.