I suspect that means that most suits you'd get out of the grab bag bin at Kiefer or Swim Outlet would probably not be legal either. What are the odds that the manufacturers are going to bother getting $20 suits certified when they know they can make much more money on the $200 suits they did submit for certification? I don't know how expensive the suits on the FINA approved list are. The couple I quickly Googled looked to be in the $200 range though. I ain't gonna be plunking down $200 for a suit I'd use at most a few times during the course of a season.
Will we have to enter the name of the suit we wore for postal swims on our split sheets as well?
We need a :grumble: smiley...
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Not legal. According to the Rule Book, section 102.14.1 C states that "Only swimsuits complying with FINA swimsuit specifications may be worn in any USMS sanctioned or recognized competition."
Here is the link to FINA approved suits: www.fina.org/.../index.php
The Speedo Endurance suit is not listed. Therefore, not legal.
I hope I am wrong, since the Speedo Endurance is my suit of choice.
This might be a case where there's a rule and there's a de facto rule. The letter of the law might be that only suits on the approved list are allowed, but the reality is no one's going to care about a suit that is clearly not a tech suit. Your old Aquablade is OK (and on the list, anyway). Your grab bag suit is OK. Your Speedo polyester trainer is OK.
There was actually a clarification sent out prior to Worlds in Sweden that said suits on the list are OK even without the FINA approved marking. For example, my Speedo FS-Pro jammer is still legal even though it was produced before they started putting the FINA stamps on the suits.
All of the TECH jammers that I have looked at are stupid sized !
A XXXL is 36 ?? Some of masters are not sticks !
I have looked a do not see Speedo Endurance jammers listed any where.
If I want to use them at S C Nats in April, who can I contact to see if they would be legal?
Don't forget that jammers with a modesty panel are not allowed.
I don't agree with you, George. You can't wear a second suit, but I don' see anything anywhere in the rules stating a modesty panel is not allowed.
