According to a Twitter update made my Rowdy Gaines, it appears that FINA has modified their most recent ruling to allow men to wear “Kneeskins” that offer the same coverage for males and females.
It was previously ruled that men were restricted to jammers, or suits extending not above the waist or below the knee – while females were allowed “short johns” or “kneeskins,” suits that do not extend beyond the shoulder or below the knee.
It’s easy to see how this initial rule could have been over-simplified. However, because the fabric itself may reduce surface drag on the body, it’s only fair to allow men the same coverage as women. But will men be allowed to wear a zipper-back suit? There’s never been a “recordbreaker back” or cross back men’s bodyskin or kneeskin available.
