How I get into a 'body condom'

ROME: To get the inside story on the controversial suits that are the stars of the World Swimming Championships, you have to get inside one.

You had better have plenty of time, however, because inching on this synthetic second skin for a swim in the world championship pool was a sweaty workout for this Reuters correspondent.

They do not call an all-polyurethane suit the "body condom" for nothing.