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- The suits were fitted with waterproof electric circuits and an interrupter switch, allowing the team to build a light show into their sequenceEarthTimes: FINA studies Spanish plan for illuminated swimsuits (August 19, 2008)
- The routine was planned as part of Spain's Africa Exercise, which won the gold medal at the European Swimming Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands, in March 2008, without the lighting effect20minutos.com: El equipo Español propone un bañador con luces (August 18, 2008)
- The Africa Exercise was also featured, again without lights, at the FINA World Championships in Melbourne in 2007YouTube: Spanish Synchronized Swimming at WCH Melbourne 2007 (Time: 7:42)
- The Team Event Free Routine final is scheduled for August 23, 2008FINA: Synchronized Swimming Schedule
- 8 teams qualified for Olympic synchronized swimming: Spain, Australia, Canada, China, Egypt, Japan, Russia, and the United StatesOfficial Olympic Website: Synchronized Swimming
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The Olympic synchronized swimming team from Spain planned to wear electric lights as part of their swimsuits for their Team Event Free Routine final on August 23, 2008. Officials from the International Swimming Federation (FINA) banned the suits, citing swimmer safety concerns, since the lights were battery-powered.Post Chronicle: Photos: Synchronized Swimsuit Banned! (August 19, 2008)
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- It got very sophisticated because obviously the battery doesn't last long and then we had to look at circuits and interrupters, so we have been working on it around two months with a crack team. ---Andrea Fuentes, Olympic synchronized swimmer from SpainPost Chronicle: Photos: Synchronized Swimsuit Banned! (August 19, 2008)
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Spain Swimsuit Controversy News
- Monsters and Critics: FINA studies Spanish plan for illuminated swimsuits (August 19, 2008)
- The Post Chronicle: Photos: Synchronized Swimmers Swimsuit Banned (August 19, 2008)
- ESPN Beijing: Synchronised swimming--Lights off for Spain (August 19, 2008)
- YouTube: Spanish Synchronized Swimming at WCH Melbourne, Australia 2007 (Time: 7:42)
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