Fina cracks down on hi-tech suits

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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... Article
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    .(I don't want any of the guys to volunteer to check to make sure the women aren't wearing a jogbra.) Allen, since you don't want any of the guys to volunteer, I will instead offer to help the lovely women get their 1 competition suit zipped up.
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    .(I don't want any of the guys to volunteer to check to make sure the women aren't wearing a jogbra.) Allen, since you don't want any of the guys to volunteer, I will instead offer to help the lovely women get their 1 competition suit zipped up.
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