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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tech suits only really get 6-8 races out of them so why would any parent have their kid wearing one for a MONDAY meet?[/quote]

Do they stretch out or what?[/quote]

They stretch and lose their hydrophobicity. It’s really a waste of money to wear a tech suit to a rec meet. And one could argue that it’s a waste of money in many USA swimming meets. USA swimming should maintain the ban on 12u unless you are wearing them at jr nationals or above and consider extending the ban to 13-14 unless you are wearing them at sectionals or above. I’m sure there are a lot of problems with the latter, but seeing slower than B swimmers spend $600 on a tech suit feels like they are getting scammed. Our club allows tech suits at championship meets and when swimmers are tapered for an attempt at a cut on an individual basis. [/quote]
They still have a ban on actual tech suits for 12U. The 12Us wear kneeskins that are 12U legal and are not actual tech suits. If a parent has a B 13 and over swimmer and is still shelling out $600 for a real tech suit, that is on them. No one is scamming them, they just want to posture. My 13 and over swimmer is with a big club and when we are at meets with smaller clubs that have some slower swimmers they are often in tech suits but not the $600 version that the pros wear. Those are only expected to be worn by the swimmers in our highest level groups. [/quote]

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