As the debate over the length of competition swimsuits rages, some people are crying “homophobia” as others fight the reinstatement of the traditional brief. Longtime IGLA and Gay Games officer Charlie Carson has stayed on top of the growing debate and came across these disturbing accusations in articles on SwimNews.com; And some of the “gay” [...]
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Phelps whines: Someone has a faster suit
Maybe no man has benefited financially more from the ridiculous race to have the fastest swimsuit than Michael Phelps. Well, now the fastest suit is on another athlete. German Paul Biedermann beat Phelps in the 200m freestyle and broke his year-old world record wearing a suit that is all the rage, is brewing a controversy, [...]
Another swimsuit controversy after record set
France’s Alain Bernard became the first man to swim the 100-meter freestyle in less than 47 seconds when he went 46.94 in the semifinals of the French championships. His time beat the old world record mark of 47.05 set by Australia’s Eamon Sullivan. But Bernard’s new swimsuit made by Arena has not yet been approved [...]
Swimming tackles the high-tech swimsuits
Here is a sports headline that warmed my heart: “Swim officials want more skin, less suit in the pool.” FINA, the governing body of international swimming, is discussing new rules to restrict the use of high-tech swimsuits of the kind that led to a ridiculous 108 world records in the past year. Some critics have [...]