Leveaux threatens to boycott worlds in suits row

Olympic 50 metres freestyle silver medallist Amaury Leveaux has threatened to boycott next month's world championships if nothing was done to ban performance-boosting bodysuits. Swimming's governing body FINA triggered a controversy earlier this week...

Olympic 50 metres freestyle silver medallist Amaury Leveaux has threatened to boycott next month's world championships if nothing was done to ban performance-boosting bodysuits.

Swimming's governing body FINA triggered a controversy earlier this week when they approved 100 bodysuits, among them suits totally covered with polyurethane to aid buoyancy.

"If nothing changes it is possible that I say: no, I do not swim," Leveaux told French sports daily L'Equipe yesterday.

"Out of respect for my sponsor, I will not wear anything else. I prefer to go on holiday, have some rest and good luck to whoever wins."

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