Are full-body swimsuits allowed at the Paris Games? Know some interesting rules about swimming at the Olympics
Paris Olympics action is currently in progress with swimming being one of the primary actions here in the La Defense Arena in the city as Team USA and others are on the hunt for multiple gold medals from the various swimming events that lie ahead. Although, the road ahead seems quite tough for the athletes as the pools in France seem 'slow' to them, as they are not nearing world records quite easily, according to a previous ET report.
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Meanwhile, there is one more interesting factor including various swimming rules that are in place at the Paris Olympics, including the ban on full-body swimsuits, which are often a point of question from different areas. Full-body swimsuits had a very different craze back in the year 2008 when Michael Phelps received back-to-back gold medals for his performance in different swimming events at the Beijing Olympics.
Why were full-swimsuits suddenly banned?
After the Beijing Olympics, full-body swimsuits were in the trend back in the 2012 as well, when they were seen in the London Olympics, but after that they were never seen to return as the World Aquatics, which is the authority on worldwide swimming events, set a rule that polyurethane and neoprene panels inside swimsuits, as they apparently increased swimmers' buoyancy and speed, which gave them an edge over other participants. Moreover, the rules allowed only textile-only swimsuits, which gave much less advantage to swimmers than those full-body swimsuits seen in Beijing and London.
