Does new swimsuit give an unfair advantage?
April 15, 2008
There has been a lot of talk recently about the new Speedo LZR Racer bodysuit that a number of athletes are going to be wearing at the Olympics this year. This new space age suit is claimed to give up to a 2% advantage to the wearer by reducing drag in the water. Since it’s introduction 36 world records have been broken by people wearing it. This has stirred some controversy as to whether it is a rules complaint swimsuit and has posed a dilemma for competitors that may have contracts and agreements to wear suits made by other vendors. They now have to choose between honoring their agreements or attempting to post the best times possible. The suits also have some people saying they don’t believe in the claimed advantages. But 36 new records by people wearing this suit do pose a case for the merits of Speedo’s claims. More Information here:
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