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…showed last 75 words of 473 total…swimmers are wearing the neck-to-ankle version without sleeves. Opposition comes on three fronts. One, swimming's world governing body, known as FINA, has approved the use of the suit even though its bylaws prohibit any device that enhances an athlete's "speed, buoyancy or endurance" in competition. John Coates, president of the Australian Olympic Committee, has accused FINA of misinterpreting its own rules in allowing the bodysuits, which clearly aid in speed and lift in the water.