FINA Makes Open Water Changes
Courtesy of Giorgio Scala of Deepbluemedia. Ronnie Wong, the chairman of the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee [see here], oversaw the FINA Open Water Swimming Technical Congress in Budapest, Hungary today. He and his colleagues approved the new rules of the respective disciplines for the period 2017-2021.
1. Removal of the Chief Race Judge’s role, as this position is no longer required
2. Recognition of the Chief Referee’s role as the primary official responsible for the conduct of the competition
3. Terminology consistency in all rules relating to the finish wall
“While we were not in attendance at this Congress, I wonder if the national governing bodies are concerned about the use of wetsuits as dictated by the new FINA rules or the example of FINA representatives organizing races where the water temperature is above 31°C?” pondered Steven Munatones.
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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