Monday 29th of April 2024

the belly flop .....

the belly flop .....

Move over weightlifting, shift aside professional cycling, and make some room you Olympic sprinters. We think we've found a sport that makes you three, regular gold, silver and bronze medallists in the title for least-credible sport, look positively sensible and well run.

Yes, swimming has proved with its performance over the past few days at the FINA world championships in Rome that it is now a laughing stock on a par with any of that drug-tainted trio. In allowing the development of swimmers' bodysuits to go unchecked, at least until next year, FINA - swimming's governing body - has witnessed the rewriting of its record books this week.

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