FINA closer to rules re: high-performance suits

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Looks like we might know the details in the next few days. Should be interesting. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The head of swimming's governing body predicted Wednesday "a step forward" in rules governing high-performance suits used in setting more than 100 world records in the past year. FINA president Mustapha Larfaoui gave no details of decisions that could be made during a three-day executive meeting beginning Thursday, but his comments suggested that the organization would follow through with recommendations last month to place limits that include suits' thickness and buoyancy... Article
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    Karen, Your previous post flushed his gripes about the suits down the drain. Now, he is just ranting to rant. He doesn't understand the side of competitive swimming, so he makes pointless comments that have no backing. Hey thewookiee Using a so called low drag suit to purportedly swim faster is not competitive swimming, it's competitive spending. In the old school of thinking, this kind of fad was called "Keeping up with the Joneses". Dolphin 2
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    Karen, Your previous post flushed his gripes about the suits down the drain. Now, he is just ranting to rant. He doesn't understand the side of competitive swimming, so he makes pointless comments that have no backing. Hey thewookiee Using a so called low drag suit to purportedly swim faster is not competitive swimming, it's competitive spending. In the old school of thinking, this kind of fad was called "Keeping up with the Joneses". Dolphin 2
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