New rules announced today!
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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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Has anyone ever seen a suit fail in the chest, though?
Pay attention to how many girls are pulling on the sides of their suits when they finish. I believe even Katie Hoff was seen tucking in the side boob at Trials last year. In the case of Alshammer, I thinkshe was saying she wears a unisex suit, which cuts in kind of close at the top. So yeah, there is a lot of reason to want a top, if that kind of thing bugs you.
Has anyone ever seen a suit fail in the chest, though?
Pay attention to how many girls are pulling on the sides of their suits when they finish. I believe even Katie Hoff was seen tucking in the side boob at Trials last year. In the case of Alshammer, I thinkshe was saying she wears a unisex suit, which cuts in kind of close at the top. So yeah, there is a lot of reason to want a top, if that kind of thing bugs you.
