New rules announced today!
BBC
World swimming governing body Fina has moved to limit the impact of the controversial hi-tech swimsuits.
Last year saw an astonishing 108 world records broken, 79 of them by swimmers wearing one suit, the Speedo LZR Racer.
But following a three-day meeting in Dubai, Fina has stipulated swimsuits should not cover the neck and must not extend past the shoulders and ankles.
... opponents of the hi-tech suits argue the buoyancy they create amounts to "technological doping".
And matters came to a head in December when 17 world records tumbled at the European Short-Course Championships with the sight of swimmers squeezing into more than one suit in an attempt to compress their bodies and trap air for buoyancy dismaying many observers...
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I'm sure many of you saw this:
Therese Alshammar Claims Sexism in One Suit Rule After Losing World Record to Disqualification
where Alshammar remarks, "I would almost claim that's a bit sexist saying that the men can cover their private parts up with briefs and women can only also wear briefs."
I thought that briefs were NOT allowed under the suit. Or is that wrong?
I'm sure many of you saw this:
Therese Alshammar Claims Sexism in One Suit Rule After Losing World Record to Disqualification
where Alshammar remarks, "I would almost claim that's a bit sexist saying that the men can cover their private parts up with briefs and women can only also wear briefs."
I thought that briefs were NOT allowed under the suit. Or is that wrong?
