From FINA:
The FINA Commission in charge of the swimwear approval, formed by representatives of the FINA Executive, FINA Technical Swimming Committee, FINA Coaches Commission, FINA Athletes Commission, and FINA Legal Councillor had a meeting on May 18, 2009 in Lausanne (SUI) and after reviewing 348 swimsuits from 21 manufacturers forwarded its proposal to the FINA Executive, who decided the following:Meeting FINA/Swimming Coaches
- 202 swimsuits approved;
- 10 swimsuits rejected for not passing the tests of buoyancy and/or thickness;
- 136 swimsuits to be modified in accordance with "Dubai Charter" rule 3.1 c), as they don't fulfill the requirement stating that "swimsuit material shall not be constructed to or include elements/systems which create air/water trapping effects during use". The manufacturers have now a deadline of maximum 30 days (until June 19, 2009) to resubmit the same swimsuit for FINA approval, with the corresponding corrections ("Dubai Charter" rule 4.3 d).
On May 19, 2009 FINA and a group of swimming coaches coming from 18 countries met at the EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) in Lausanne (SUI), where Prof Jan-Anders Manson, Director of the Laboratory of Polymer and Composite Technology, presented the procedures of the testing process defined on the FINA swimwear approval regulations.
The exchange of opinions was very constructive and the direction to be taken on the swimwear approval process is certainly better understood.
The complete list of approved suits from FINA (as of 19 May 2009) is available on page two (Adidas, Agon Sport L.L.C., Akron SRL, Arena Italia S.p.A., Asics Corporation, Descente LTD, Diana Sport, Finis Inc., and Jaked) and page three (Kiwami, Mizuno Corporation, Orca, Rocket Science Sports, Sailfish GmbH, Speedo, Sports Hig, Tyr Sports Inc., and Yamamotohokosyo Corporation).