vonschnapps wrote:
So just because the water temp is above 78 degrees, buoyancy now becomes an unfair advantage? I agree with your recommendations, but the concept of not allowing buoyant shorts when wetsuits are perfectly fine (given temperatures considerations) is lost on me.Wetsuits are permitted for safety due to temperature, not buoyancy, which is merely a side effect and an unfortunate one at that.
And frankly I would say that the 3:5 wetsuits are an unfair advantage at all times. Most other gear helps the better athlete more than the worse athlete, not those wetsuits, which help make up for someone being a rubbish swimmer.