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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I think it appears kind of sexist as well on the surface. However, do you think that what Fina is concerned about is the extra chest compression that a second suit would provide to females? I know they were concerned about duct tape use, but maybe they were concerned the modesty suit for females would be used more for compression or cover-up of other abuses like duct tape than for modesty.
I guess they had to draw the line somewhere, but it does appear sexist and more focused on the extreme.
For masters anything other than another tech suit should be allowed.
Tim
I think it appears kind of sexist as well on the surface. However, do you think that what Fina is concerned about is the extra chest compression that a second suit would provide to females? I know they were concerned about duct tape use, but maybe they were concerned the modesty suit for females would be used more for compression or cover-up of other abuses like duct tape than for modesty.
I guess they had to draw the line somewhere, but it does appear sexist and more focused on the extreme.
For masters anything other than another tech suit should be allowed.
Tim
