Should surgical body modifications on swimmers be considered cheating?
People get
lipo
various weight loss stomach and intestine surgeries,
*** reductions,
which in some cases the changes would improve a swimmers speed
I wonder if anyones ever had surgery to create more webbing between their fingers or toes
what else could people do?
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If the surgery is performed to make someone more "normal," then it doesn't give him or her an advantage. *** reductions, stomach stapling, etc. are done to correct a problem, which actually makes it a more fair race.
I would think that the surgery and recovery would give the swimmer a disadvantage in the short run, especially since it takes the person out of the water for a month or two.
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If the surgery is performed to make someone more "normal," then it doesn't give him or her an advantage. *** reductions, stomach stapling, etc. are done to correct a problem, which actually makes it a more fair race.
I would think that the surgery and recovery would give the swimmer a disadvantage in the short run, especially since it takes the person out of the water for a month or two.
