Zoe, the women don't have to wear catsuits, its just an alternative to a vest which still meets the requirements stated in the rules.
Nicky...
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And I stand by my view that your opinion doesn't count by virtue of your not being connected to the downsides of the vests, which relate to both the wearing and buying of them.
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Nicky... I'm a chick. For my entire life I've had to pay twice as much as a man to purchase swimsuits. Catsuits are slightly more expensive than a standard female swimsuit, but I'm happy to pay that so my sport looks more credible and professional, and perhaps due to that, companies may be interested in sponsoring us.
When the vests were originally purchased from TYR a proposal was sent around to each state suggesting that we all submit orders for the same uniforms, slightly cutting costs due to the bulk order. As well as this, it was suggested that instead of having light and dark bathers, we instead use State colours, which would see the need for only one pair. The proposal wasn't supported by either Tasmania, Queensland, or Western Australia. Western Australia wanted to stick to their own swimsuit supplier which they'd used for numerous years. Tasmania didn't want to as they didn't have their State team manager elected at that stage, and they didn't like their State colours (Bottle Green, Gold and Red... mind you they didn't have to choose these), and Queensland didn't as they were only sending one team to Nationals.
Nicky, my opinion is valid as I play this sport, love this sport and pay twice as much for my swimsuits as you.