Phelps has a point.....

Well, I can't say that I am a complete Michael Phelps fan, but his latest news caught my attention. Phelps is an 8 gold medal, record breaking Olympic swimmer, and his voice deserves to be heard on this "wet suit" swimming gear controversy. Hears the deal, Phelps lost a 200 meter freestyle race yesterday. The winner, Germany's Paul Biedermann, admits that the wet suit gave him an advantage. If so, it's no surprise that Phelps coachBob Bowman is NOT pleased. Get this, he's saying that Phelps won't race until the bodysuits are banned! I don't blame him. Word is, the suits will be banned next year. If that's the case, any races won by swimmers wearing them should be banned next year as well. It's only fair. This was Phelps first individual loss in four years and Biedermann beat his record time that was set in Beijing! This is a big deal. Personally, I think a swimmer wearing a bodysuit designed to give him an edge over competiton, when OTHER swimmers can't wear the same thing, is CHEATING. Plain and simple. It's not a fair race. I think swimmers should wear what they all wore in the Olympics: speedos. The least amount of fabric as possible. Same goes for the ladies. Technically, they wear bodysuits, albeit nothing to compare to the type of bodysuit Biedermann donned. But, even the women could stand to lose a little fabric, especially if it helps the sport gain more equality. Anyway, I have never been a pro swimming fan, but I have to admit that Phelps has put swimming, as an interesting sport in the news, on the map. He's almost as wild and crazy and controversial as an NFL or NBA player and holding it down for the bad boys all by himself! All he needs now is a baby momma. Teeheehee!