[PacMasterUpdate] The Update 19 March 2009 - One Suit

[Update on Pacific Masters Swimming sent to members and friends.]

PACIFIC MASTERS MISSION STATEMENT:
As adopted by the Pacific Masters Committee the Mission of Pacific Masters is:

Pacific Masters Swimming welcomes anyone who would like to gain and 
maintain fitness through swimming and encourages programs to foster 
this mission.

ONE SUIT RULE Policy Statement

There have recently been a number of questions regarding the use of 
two swimsuits during
competition. Although the USA Swimming Rules & Regulations do not 
specifically address
this, FINA has interpreted its General Rule GR 5.3 to allow the use 
of only one swimsuit during
competition.

Our Rules & Regulations require that USA Swimming's technical 
swimming rules conform to
those of FINA. In order for our interpretation to conform to that 
used by FINA, the following
interpretation is being made, effective immediately.

For purposes of Article 102.9 of the USA Swimming Rules & 
Regulations, Swimwear, the use of
more than one swimsuit at a time during any USA Swimming sanctioned or approved
competition is prohibited.

Masters swimming follows USA Swimming unless specifically rejected. 
We will be following this rule, unless we hear differently from the 
US Masters Swimming  Rules Committee


michael
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michael w. moore
michael at pacificmasters.org