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NCAA committees endorse swimsuit restrictions
30 Jul '09
4 min read
Other minor differences include the NCAA allowing a space not to exceed 9 square inches for an impermeable school logo.
“This represents the first time we'll have rules specifically for suits,” Huth said. “Previously our rules covered equipment and 'uniforms,' but now we have rules designed specifically for the suit swimmers wear. We certainly couldn't have anticipated this being a need two years ago.”
The NCAA committees also voted to disallow qualification for NCAA championships in multi-national meets sanctioned by FINA. Swimmers seeking qualifying times for NCAA meets must do so in bona fide competition conducted under NCAA rules (this would include meets sanctioned by USA Swimming and USA Diving as well as competition at Canadian institutions that are in the process of reclassifying as NCAA members).
Committee members also voted to retain records set in the 2009 NCAA championships. The decision followed a rigorous discussion about whether this past year's meet records set with the techno suits diminished previous accomplishments.
Sentiment among committee members ranged from placing an asterisk by the 2009 marks (one coach on the committee even said records set at the institution's pool this past year were not being recognized as school marks if they were set by swimmers wearing the techno suits) to allowing them as legitimate under terms that at the time were acceptable.
The committee did agree to include the previous mark for records set in 2009 on heat sheets at the 2010 championships to provide context for participants. The group stopped short of footnoting the circumstances in other record documents, however, not wanting to diminish the accomplishment of any student-athlete.
“This represents the first time we'll have rules specifically for suits,” Huth said. “Previously our rules covered equipment and 'uniforms,' but now we have rules designed specifically for the suit swimmers wear. We certainly couldn't have anticipated this being a need two years ago.”
The NCAA committees also voted to disallow qualification for NCAA championships in multi-national meets sanctioned by FINA. Swimmers seeking qualifying times for NCAA meets must do so in bona fide competition conducted under NCAA rules (this would include meets sanctioned by USA Swimming and USA Diving as well as competition at Canadian institutions that are in the process of reclassifying as NCAA members).
Committee members also voted to retain records set in the 2009 NCAA championships. The decision followed a rigorous discussion about whether this past year's meet records set with the techno suits diminished previous accomplishments.
Sentiment among committee members ranged from placing an asterisk by the 2009 marks (one coach on the committee even said records set at the institution's pool this past year were not being recognized as school marks if they were set by swimmers wearing the techno suits) to allowing them as legitimate under terms that at the time were acceptable.
The committee did agree to include the previous mark for records set in 2009 on heat sheets at the 2010 championships to provide context for participants. The group stopped short of footnoting the circumstances in other record documents, however, not wanting to diminish the accomplishment of any student-athlete.
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