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FINA bans bodysuits that have led to spate of world records

Jul. 24, 2009
The ruling, however, won't be in effect for the swimming world championships now being held in Rome. ROME -- Record-setting bodysuits were banned by FINA today, with swimming's governing body taking a major step to limit technology in the pool.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch