If you watched any of the Olympic swimming events this past summer, all of the talk was about the advanced swimming pool the Chinese had built and the new seamless Speedo LZR swimwear. The commentators suggested this combination of factors was behind the fantastic speeds the swimmers were able to achieve.
Today I read that 15 nations are complaining that swimwear needs to be regulated. As you saw during the Olympics, almost all of the athletes were wearing the Speedo LZR. So they broke a bunch of records. Obviously the LZR is superior, but if everyone is wearing it then does it really make any difference? Every competitive swimsuit that came before it was trying to optimize the athlete’s performance… this one just does it better. Trying to regulate swimwear seems like an absurd idea. Read the rest of this entry »
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