World records set by swimmers wearing now-banned polyurethane swimsuits should not be allowed to stand, Australian Olympic silver medalist Eamon Sullivan said Tuesday.
Sullivan, who finished second in the 100m freestyle at the Beijing Olympics, said it would be "incredibly stupid" for world records set during 2009 by swimmers using the outlawed suit to be retained. Records set by some of swimming's greatest names had been lowered and Sullivan said FINA should consider restoring records set before the banned suits came into use.
"I definitely think now that the polyurethane suits have gone, to keep the records would be incredibly stupid," …
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