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Article: SPEEDO(R) Unveils Revolutionary Elite Speed Suit: The LZR RACER(TM).
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- February 13, 2008
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SPEEDO([R]) LZR RACER[TM] to be worn by top U.S. athletes in Beijing;
Michael Phelps feels "like a rocket" in new suit
LOS ANGELES -- To celebrate its 80th anniversary, Speedo, the world's leading swimwear brand, today launched the new SPEEDO([R]) LZR RACER[TM], which independent testing has shown to be the world's fastest swimsuit.
Speedo has harnessed the expertise of NASA and a number of international research institutes to create a faster suit which has 10% less passive drag* than Speedo's FASTSKIN FSII launched in 2004 and 5% less passive drag* than Speedo's FASTSKIN FS-PRO([R]), which was launched in March 2007 and has seen swimmers break ...