From AP News:
Eric Shanteau, another U.S. Olympian, said he sees valid points to both sides of the swimsuit issue.
"I think one of the reasons swimming has struggled for popularity outside of Olympic years is people want to see fast swimming year-round, and the suits helped with that," Shanteau said. "At the same time the suits took away some of the finer points of swimming. You maybe didn't have to train as hard or have as fine a technique."
Shanteau said he hasn't even put on one of the new suits yet. But Soni has, and she did notice a difference in Minneapolis last month.
"I still swam pretty well," she said. "For a while, I would assume it's going to be a lot slower. But this is a pretty big meet, and people will be coming in a little more rested. I'm sure people will swim fast but not last-summer fast."
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The 2009 AT&T Short Course National Championships start tomorrow. The meet will air nationally on NBC, Dec. 12, 2-3 p.m. ET.
It should be boss!
