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Article: Suit pushing some buttons By Clay Latimer * Rocky Mountain News Debate about LZR Racer causes sizable ripple effect.(Sports)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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- June 28, 2008
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Byline: Clay Latimer, Rocky Mountain News
Natalie Coughlin was was clearly uncomfortable - and embarrassed.
In Australia to test Speedo's revolutionary LZR Racer suit, the American Olympian needed help just to squeeze into the full-body corset, a piece of apparel that Spider-Man might envy.
"It's humbling when you're in a locker room and naked and having two people stuffing you into a tiny little suit," she said.
Embarrassing or not, the LZR was a perfect fit. Shortly after Speedo unveiled the suit in February, Coughlin broke her own world record in the 100-meter backstroke, the start of what could become a sea change in the sport.
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