People have been wondering what FINA will do about world records set using the now banned swimsuits. Thirty-eight of the forty-two world records were broken by swimmers wearing the LZR Racer while it was legal. Twenty-three of these records were set at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with the tracksuits on. 94% of gold medals were won by people wearing these swimsuits and 89% of the total medals won were by swimmers wearing these illegal swimsuits (Cole, 2008). These statistics say a lot about how much polyurethane swimsuits have changed the sport of competitive swimming. Records are made to be broken, but it is a clear indication that these lawsuits should not be allowed when twenty-three world records fall in one match. This is not normal in swimming, records are very difficult to break and it doesn't happen often. FINA had three choices: They could take away the records and go back to the ones set before the people wearing the suits broke them. This is an unacceptable way of handling the problem. It's not fair for FINA to take away the records because they're the ones who approved the swimsuits in the first place and who's to say that person couldn't have set the record without the LZR swimsuit? The odds aren't high, but it's not up to anyone to decide now. They could choose to keep the records as they are. It's better than getting rid of them, however, it will be very difficult for anyone to even come close to breaking those records for a long time. These seeds make a huge difference not only physically but also mentally. If they tell you that the swimsuit you're wearing is the fastest swimsuit in the world, you'll feel and swim like you're the fastest... in the middle of the card... the field is now right. As long as swimsuits remain banned, the attention of spectators and competitors will once again be focused on the swimmer and not the swimsuit they may wear during the competition. Conclusion These swimsuits, and any swimsuit with polyurethane inside them, need to stay away from competitive swimming. If there was a way to maintain them but make them cheaper, so as to allow fair competition, it would surely have been done already. Unfortunately, the cost to purchase the special material and make these suits simply can no longer be reduced. Not only has it been studied and proven to be a fast swimsuit, but America and every other country has seen how much it can do. Permanently banning these lawsuits will be the fairest thing FINA can do, not only towards the less wealthy in America but also in other countries..