"The Great Swimsuit Hoax" - ????

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That's right - "SWIMSUIT HOAX"

Legendary husband-wife swim coaches Forbes and Ursula Carlisle (whom I've had the great pleasure of meeting and talking to) have this month published an article that blasts high-priced swimsuits as perhaps not being of any benefit beyond the speed achieved by shaved skin and brief suits (briefs for boys, to-the-hips-only for girls).

Wow.

Hard to imagine them being on the Speedo, TYR, or Arena payroll, that's for sure!

Excerpts from articles announcement, then link to full article.

Maybe you can save some money and add some speed by NOT falling for fancy materials, "space-age construction", or big brand names. Worth considering...

[Courtesy SwimNews.com]

Australian swimmers and the parents who pay their way through the sport are being advised to ignore false, overblown and rule-busting claims of performance-enhancement in current-generation race suits and opt for common-sense affordability.

A paper entitled "The Great Swimsuit Hoax" by veteran Aussie coaches Forbes and Ursula Carlile concludes that "the current suits do not enhance performance, and may even retard performance when compared to shaved skin" and recommends that parents and swimmers make their choices based not on brand, claims and price (and the assumption that greater fee means better performance) but on correcting fitting for each individual, opt for suits based that fit correctly correctly sized and fitted suit that is appropriate for each swimmer’s body shape.

The authors also conclude: "If current materials actually retard performance, then swimmers are better off minimising coverage by wearing briefs (men) or suits to the hips (women), thereby avoiding additional expense." That message is one that is not only pertinent Down Under, of course, but applies the world over, especially at a time when purse strings are being pulled ever tighter, at the level of parental decisions and governmental moves, such as that which saw the end of the "free swimming" campaign in Britain yesterday.

Full review and article HERE

By the way, if you are a high school coach reading this, and you are NOT a member of NISCA, drop me an email and ask why you -should- be.

I should know a few reasons why:

"I'm not only a member of NISCA --- I'm the President."


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