Swimsuits In The USA Open Water Swimming Championships
The USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships will comply with the new FINA rule regarding swimsuits for open water swimming competitions. This new rule begins June 1, 2010, for both men and women and is as follows: Swimsuits shall not cover the neck, extend past the shoulder, nor shall extend below the ankle. All open water swimsuits shall comply with the FINA Criteria for Materials and Approval Procedures.
The new Open Water Pursuit races that follow the USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships will also follow this same rule in determining what swimsuits are legal for the non-wetsuit category.
Copyright © 2010 by Steven Munatones
Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Daily News of Open Water Swimming and founder of WOWSA. 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).
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