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Tags: Michael NASA olympics Phelps space Speedo sports suit swimming
Channel: Sports
Uploaded: February 12, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Author: TVNEWSRELEASE
Length: 02:31
Rating: 4.79
Views: 129734
Speedo launches the world's fastest swim suit which has been tested at NASA to prove it's superiority in the pool. The LZR ("Laser") RACER suit, tested in wind tunnels used by NASA to test the aerodynamic qualities of space shuttles, makes elite swimmers 5% more efficient in their oxygen intake so it is 'easier' for them to swim faster for longer . Test performances have led experts to believe the new suit will help swimmers shave valuable seconds off their times, which athletes are confident will result in more medals being won and more world records being broken by Speedo swimmers this year. The suit works by reducing the friction (or 'drag') that slows a swimmer down. Since the properties of water can not be changed, the goal is to make the swimmer's body as smooth and streamlined as possible. Developed over the past three years, the LZR RACER is made from an ultra light-weight fabric that actually repels water. It is ultrasonically welded together to form the world's first fully bonded suit, cutting down friction even further. By scanning more than 400 elite athletes including Michael Phelps (US) and Grant Hackett (Aus), the R&D team were able to place laser-cut ultra low-friction 'panels' specifically on those areas, which, along with the suit's corset-like compression, makes each individual swimmer as hydrodynamic as they can be. This means that each swimmer is held in the optimum shape and position to cut through the water in the most effective way, therefore saving them valuable energy which they can then use to swim faster! In tests the new suit reduced passive drag (the position a swimmer is in following a dive or a turn) by 10% compared to the Speedo suit worn in Athens in 2004. It also reduced skin friction or 'surface drag' (i.e. when the swimmer is on top of the water), by a massive 24% compared to the Speedo FASTSKIN (2000) and 38% more than standard Lycra. The results led World Record holder, Libby Lenton (Aus), to describe the experience as being "like swimming down hill"!

Video Comments

dustin70707 (August 19, 2008 at 8:04 pm)

it is ok

Rafdaganga (August 17, 2008 at 10:58 pm)

then why is it okay to invent new basketball shoes that make you jump higher?

Rafdaganga (August 17, 2008 at 10:56 pm)

however it was invented by an Australian

fogaoagas (August 17, 2008 at 12:34 pm)

the acual suit was manufactured in Portugal. Awesome!

godslover19 (August 17, 2008 at 5:42 am)

... I would also have to have one but the suit is too much... its too expensive here in the philippines, in fact i dont even think if its already out here....

wakeboard023 (August 17, 2008 at 3:47 am)

Just go naked then u dont have to worry....if your a woman..if u know what i mean =)

Keiteex3 (August 16, 2008 at 10:15 am)

like michael phelps, who pretty much only wears the LZR during relays to look uniformed with the rest of his team.

dustin70707 (August 16, 2008 at 1:21 am)

and if pretty much all the swimmers wear them how is it cheating, and yet someone still comes out on top

dustin70707 (August 15, 2008 at 6:34 pm)

its called technological advances you retard

chrisknows (August 15, 2008 at 5:07 pm)

With that logic, you could argue that for the last 100 years, since running shoes have been more developed, all track records should also have an asterisk. All weightlifters broke the records "unnaturally" by using nutritional supplements, etc. These suits are being sold commercially, so anybody can use them..

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