Presentation by Prof. Jan-Anders Manson on Innovation in Sport, during the opening session of the 3rd FINA World Aquatics Convention in Doha (QAT). Read for instance fina.org here and here
World records were slaughtered and the high-tech ‘shark skin’ swimsuits were the new and controversial hot topic; the sport’s credibility was at stake. Then, five years ago, the suits were banned and the FINA swimwear approval commission was set up.
“With our work today we will not be caught unprepared again,” commission chairman Jan-Anders Manson told AIPS during the FINA World Aquatics Convention in Doha. The world of swimming was witness to steady record-setting before the ‘shark skin’ suits. But shortly after their introduction world records were being smashed by swimmers in new super costumes.
