Fina approves controversial suits
June 23, 2009 - 0:0
World swimming governing body Fina has approved a number of hi-tech racing suits that had initially been rejected for July's world championships in Rome.
Among those passed are the X-Glide and Jaked 01, used by Alain Bernard and Frederic Bousquet respectively in setting world records in May.After more than 100 world records were broken in 18 months, Fina decided to review 348 suits from 21 manufacturers.
A panel sent back 136 to manufacturers, which could then modify their designs.
However, the Jaked 01 which was re-submitted without having any modifications, was approved, while the X-Glide, after slight changes to reduce the amount of polyurethane used, was also given the green light.