1.   Swimmers also say the suit lifts them higher in the water and helps them retain speed and form when they begin to tire.

2.   Swimmers also say the suit lifts them higher in the water and makes it easier to stroke.

3.   The swimmers said he was the consummate motivator, pushing buttons and playing father-confessor.

4.   Wearing a bodysuit, swimmers say, is like changing skins with a Great White.

5.   A former marathon swimmer said Maroney used the mesh, placed around the cage to keep out man-of-war jellyfish, to create a pool for herself inside the cage.

6.   But at least one Chinese swimmer said she was upset by the treatment they were receiving and that the team as a whole had been affected by the criticism.

7.   The swimmers said they had not intended to offend anyone, but since synchronized swimming is a sport close to dance, no subject should be taboo.

8.   The swimmers said they had no intention of offending anyone, but that since synchronized swimming is a sport close to dance, no subject should be taboo.

9.   But even the swimmer said she saw no reason to make an exception to the IOC code.