High Tech Swimsuits

There has been much ado about the new high tech swimsuits some Olympian are wearing. There has been debate as to whether they really give an edge to those who wear them or not, and if so, is that fair to the schools who won't be able to afford them for their swimmers? I won't address my second question, but as to the first: If the swimsuits afford the edge that is claimed, I would think it would give those wearing them unfair advantage. When some of these gold medals are won just by a hundredth of a second, a swimsuit giving you a second or two advantage would definitely change the playing field. But why not just make that the swimsuit for all Olympians, and then they would be on a level playing field again?