For information only.
Here is the French Swimming Federation communique regarding the FINA decision:
www.ffnatation.fr/.../71.pdf
In short they say that they have waited, and wanted, some ruling from FINA but they came up only now. They also say that the ruling from FINA does not contains all the information such as the list of the rejected and how and why 136 are going to be tested again in one month.
About the air trapping problem they say that FINA has not listed formally how this criteria is measured or controled.
The French federation therefore requests more information. For this the FFN lists 3 points:
1. FFN demands FINA to complete all the information regarding its decision, mainly the list of the suits that have been listed as refused for ever;
2. Requests FINA to provide a certification system (bar codes, etc), that allow the swimmers to verify which suit is OK;
3. FFN will stay alert with respect to the impact of these new measures in the homologation of the world records obtained by french swimmers during the Montpellier Nationals, and that FFN will stay on the side of its athletes so that their performances be considered OK.
4. From now on, and waiting for more information and clarification from FINA, FFN has decided that all competition in France should obey the list of 199 suits approved by FINA.
For information only.
Here is the French Swimming Federation communique regarding the FINA decision:
www.ffnatation.fr/.../71.pdf
In short they say that they have waited, and wanted, some ruling from FINA but they came up only now. They also say that the ruling from FINA does not contains all the information such as the list of the rejected and how and why 136 are going to be tested again in one month.
About the air trapping problem they say that FINA has not listed formally how this criteria is measured or controled.
The French federation therefore requests more information. For this the FFN lists 3 points:
1. FFN demands FINA to complete all the information regarding its decision, mainly the list of the suits that have been listed as refused for ever;
2. Requests FINA to provide a certification system (bar codes, etc), that allow the swimmers to verify which suit is OK;
3. FFN will stay alert with respect to the impact of these new measures in the homologation of the world records obtained by french swimmers during the Montpellier Nationals, and that FFN will stay on the side of its athletes so that their performances be considered OK.
4. From now on, and waiting for more information and clarification from FINA, FFN has decided that all competition in France should obey the list of 199 suits approved by FINA.
