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Article: She Wore An Itsybitsy Teeny Weeny Fastkin[R] LZR Racer?? - Competitive Swimming Goes Hitech.
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- Mondaq Business Briefing
- Article date:
- June 25, 2008
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From the itsy-bitsy polka dot bikini to boardshorts and back, the world of swimwear is constantly evolving. And, in the world of competitive swimming, where hundredths of a second often separate the winners from the losers, leading manufacturers of swimwear are increasingly turning to rocket scientists for their latest designs. With the help of NASA high-tech friction-testing facilities, the Speedo swimwear company developed the recently introduced LZR Racer, a full-body racing suit that the company claims is the "most revolutionary performance swimming suit ever made." Since February of this year, swimmers wearing the LZR Racer have broken more than 35 world ...