Swimmingly Suited For The Open Water
USA Swimming issued a notification on the swimsuits allowable in open water swimming competitions, including the upcoming USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships in Long Beach, California.FINA updated its list of swimsuits approved for competition that included swimsuits approved for open water competition. The full list of approved suits can be found on the FINA website and USA Swimming websites. Approved swimsuits specific to open water are below:
TYR, Tracer Light OW, pants, men
TYR, Tracer Light OW, full-body, women
Mizuno, WATER GENE / OW RC, pants, men
Mizuno, WATER GENE / OW OB, full-body, women
Mizuno, ACCEL SUITS / OW, RC, pants, men
Mizuno, ACCEL SUITS / OW, OB, full-body, women
Descente, NUX-W ARN-OPW01W, full-body, women
Descente, NUX-W ARN-OPW02W, full-body, women
Descente, NUX-W ARN-OPW03M, full-body, men
Descente, NUX-W ARN-OPW04M, pants, men
The FINA-approve open water swimsuits are also approved by USA Swimming for its open water competitions including the 2010 National Open Water Swimming Championships and National Team Trials. Swimsuits approved for open water competition only will have the words ‘OWS only’ on the FINA label.
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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.
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