In the world of elite swimming, the concept of 'Enhanced Games' has sparked a debate about the ethics and fairness of performance-enhancing technologies. The author, an expert in the field, delves into the idea of super-suits and their impact on world records. The article challenges the notion that the current recognition of super-suit world records is irrational and fatally flawed, arguing that the swimming authorities should have expunged these records immediately after the super-suits were banned in 2010. The author presents a hypothetical scenario involving a star swimmer, Summer McIntosh, who recreates a super-suit from 2009 and breaks the world record, highlighting the dilemma faced by the World Aquatics Congress. The three options presented are: ignoring the new record, accepting it and creating a precedent for future super-suit records, or creating a new rule to recognize only textile suits and expunge past super-suit records. The author advocates for Option Three, believing it to be the only rational response, and argues that it would bring justice to textile swimmers who have been overlooked. The article concludes by emphasizing the need for consistency and fairness in swimming records, and the importance of addressing the 'fatal flaw' in the current system.
