High-tech swimsuits, including the Speedo LZR suit introduced in 2008, were banned in competitive swimming in 2010.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent, contemporaneous, high-quality sources including news outlets and FINA's own decision reporting.
Sources
- The science games — ABC Science Archive (abc.net.au)
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/24/AR2009072403568.html (washingtonpost.com)
- https://abcnews.com/Politics/full-body-swimsuit-now-banned-professional-swimmers/story?id=9437780 (abcnews.com)
- https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-2009-07-28-voa51-68820192/364440.html (voanews.com)
- https://www.france24.com/en/20090724-ban-polyurethane-swimsuits-swimming-world-record-bernard-phelps (france24.com)
- https://invention.si.edu/invention-stories/impact-invention-sport (invention.si.edu)
- https://www.npr.org/2012/08/04/157826410/thats-no-swimsuit-thats-a-racing-system (npr.org)
- https://sites.harvard.edu/sitn/2008/09/15/issue47-2 (sites.harvard.edu)