AS THE chorus of protesters gets louder than a Metallica concert, the world's fastest man in the water, Eamon Sullivan, joined the choir on the swimsuit debate, declaring people must stop making a mockery of swimming and allow the sport to again be about talent, not buoyancy.

THE world's fastest man in the pool, Eamon Sullivan, has joined the swimsuit debate, declaring that swimming should be a test of talent not buoyancy.

MORE than 4300 swimmers led by dual Olympian Daniel Kowalski churned through the calm waters off Lorne yesterday in the 29th Pier to Pub, a race Guinness World Records recognises as the biggest open-water swimming event.

OLYMPIC medallist Geoff Huegill says swimming's governing body, FINA, has made a mockery of the sport by allowing the controversial swimsuits in which an "embarrassing" 108 world records were broken last year.

A SNORKELLER believed killed by a huge shark yesterday was swimming just six metres from his son.