FINA Open Water Swimsuits
Today at the pre-race technical meeting for the 2010 World Open Water Swimming Championships, FINA distributed its latest Approved Swimsuit List to the assembled coaches and team leaders.Nearly 500 different suits from 39 manufacturers are now on the list [see here].
With the addition of open-water-only suits to the list, FINA now has a column on the list to mark the open water suits – it has “OWS only” in red lettering.
The ten open water suits – 5 are for males and 5 for females – come from 3 manufacturers: Descente (4), Mizuno (4) and TYR (2). Of the 10, 6 are full-body suits and 4 are pants-suits for males.
Copyright © 2010 by Steven Munatones
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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