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Swimmers line up dressed in polythurane outfits that are to be banned, for the men's 100 m freestyle race during the short-course World Cup swimming competition in Eriksdalshallen in Stockholm, Sweden, November 10, 2009. High-tech polyurethane swimsuits that have fueled a tidal wave of world records was banned by the FINA, the international governing body of swimming on July 28, 2009. The ban on polyurethane suits would take effect on January 1, 2010. Men's suits shall not extend above the navel nor below the knee, while for women suits shall not cover the neck or extend over the shoulder nor below the knee. AFP PHOTO FREDRIK SANDBERG SCANPIX-SWEDEN ***SWEDEN OUT*** (Photo credit should read FREDRIK SANDBERG/AFP via Getty Images)

Swimmers line up dressed in polythurane outfits that are to be banned, for the men's 100 m freestyle race during the short-course World Cup swimming competition in Eriksdalshallen in Stockholm, Sweden, November 10, 2009. High-tech polyurethane swimsuits that have fueled a tidal wave of world records was banned by the FINA, the international governing body of swimming on July 28, 2009. The ban on polyurethane suits would take effect on January 1, 2010. Men's suits shall not extend above the navel nor below the knee, while for women suits shall not cover the neck or extend over the shoulder nor below the knee. AFP PHOTO FREDRIK SANDBERG SCANPIX-SWEDEN ***SWEDEN OUT*** (Photo credit should read FREDRIK SANDBERG/AFP via Getty Images)
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