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You do have to remember that with the ban of technical suits, it will be much harder for these swimmers to break the records that were made in those suits.

(Jan 19, 2010 7:02pm)Zash Wrote:  You do have to remember that with the ban of technical suits, it will be much harder for these swimmers to break the records that were made in those suits.

I don't know if that is going to be true or not; I understand that it definitely provided an advantage to some extent, but there is no "proof" as to how significant the results were...I think that could be a huge topic for discussion.

(Jan 19, 2010 8:06pm)Typhoons Coach Wrote:  

(Jan 19, 2010 7:02pm)Zash Wrote:  You do have to remember that with the ban of technical suits, it will be much harder for these swimmers to break the records that were made in those suits.

I don't know if that is going to be true or not; I understand that it definitely provided an advantage to some extent, but there is no "proof" as to how significant the results were...I think that could be a huge topic for discussion.

While I do believe that they definitely help, maybe there is a psychological aspect to wearing those suits as well; If you honestly believe that wearing a specific suit will help you, then it actually will.