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FINA okays high-tech swimsuits - Jun 23, 2009 | 14:28:06
posted by: Molly Gallagher
Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA), the world governing body of swimming, announced today that there will be virtually no restrictions on swim suits at this summer's world championships, contrary to the announcement they made last month. Over 100 world records have been broken in the last 18 months and many point to the new technological advances in suits, including the ability to reduce friction and increase buoyancy by trapping air, as unfair advantages that are drastically altering the sport. More than 300 suits from over two dozen manufacturers have been given FINA's stamp of approval for the summer championship on July 25-August 2nd. FINA plans to set stricter guidelines beginning next year, but felt that there was not enough time before the championship to "create and implement comprehensive control mechanisms and test methods" to determine which suits enhanced performance and which did not. 
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