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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also fwiw most pvs officials don’t really think pads should be used for 10 and unders and prefer buttons bc so many kids miss the pads.   [/quote]

PVS AO here. Who will operate the touchpad systems? Who will set them up? This is not difficult but it takes training.

F[b]or the tech suit rule, there are advantages to keeping the technical rules aligned with USA Swimming for meet management rules and NFHSS for the stroke rules[/b].[/quote]

Like what?  I think that the rule is aligned in what the kids are allowed to where (Relay Carnival, ASR, and IAS) and the prohibition from dual meets is reasonable.[/quote]
Or event just precedent. The fastest swimmers in the world don’t wear tech suits to college dual meets, they only wear them for conference meets, NCAAs, The Olympics, etc. In club, most kids save their tech suits for winter and spring champs meets, not a regular old meet. [/quote]

While I strongly agree that tech suits (including aquablades) should be banned for dual meets, your statement that the fastest kids in the world don't wear them to dual meets is not true. Bob Bowman,Todd DeSorbo, and many other college coaches have been on the record about their weekly use of them.

https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/tech-tuesday-arizona-state-coach-bob-bowman-on-the-use-of-tech-suits-in-dual-meets/
https://swimswam.com/practice-pancakes-virginia-tech-suits-up-for-8x100-off-the-blocks/
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Sure, thinking on this may be evolving in pockets.  But historically, fast college swimmers didn't suit for dual meets.  I've attended UVA meets in the past where they haven't suited. It's a charged topic just like it is in the NVSL, as reflected in the articles you shared. [/quote]

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