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New swimsuit rules will be valid from Jan

(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-08-01 00:06

ROME: The polyurethane swimsuits that have led to a deluge of world records will be banned from next January, swimming's governing body FINA said on Friday.

"The manufacturers are ready," FINA executive director Cornel Marculescu told a news conference. "Now without any doubt the new rules will apply from January 1 2010."

Last week FINA said the sport may revert to costumes made from textiles only from May but has now said it will move to the new regime in January after consulting manufacturers.