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  • Tough Choices for Swimmers Without Speedos

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    South Africa’s Gerhard Zandberg has stated that he will rather be fined $4,750 for wearing a Speedo at the Olympics, than sticking with a sponsored Arena that doesn’t deliver. He and Italy’s Filippo Magnini still have hopes for the new Arena R-Evolution, but when FINA wouldn’t allow them to wear it at the World Championships…

  • The Evidence Is In The Water

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    SwimNews’ Craig Lord compared the performance gains of 450 swimmers now wearing the LZR Racer at Manchester 2008, and found that more than 400 of them were clustered in an approximate range from 1.6% to 2.3%. Presented to a professor who spends his life looking at probabilities, the answer was clear: Without a shadow of…

  • FINA Says Go Copy Speedo

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    Or more specific, from the official FINA website: In regards to the swimwear material, the discussion clarified that there was a broad understanding between the manufacturers and FINA that the rules were not meant and should not be interpreted as limiting the materials to fabrics stricto sensu but that other material could be used, as…

  • U.S. Head Coach Believes All Records Could Fall At Beijing Olympics

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    19 long-course and 11 short-course world records have now fallen since the launch of the Speedo LZR Racer swim suit in February, of which the LZR was worn in all but one long-course and 2 short-course events. In the remaining record breaking events, the swimmers wore other brands of high tech full-body swimsuits. According to…

  • Save Our Sport

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    Quote Swimming Science Journal. The new bodysuits are a threat to the very nature of swimming, because some will benefit more than others, some might get them in better fitted form, women benefit more than men, and more. “The Genie is out of the bottle while the man behind the curtain is left holding Pandora’s…

  • New Speedo LZR Suit In Troubled Water

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    Coaching guru Forbes Carlile has sent an open letter stating that his sport is being prostituted by new suit technology. Italy head coach Alberto Castagnetti describes the LZR as ‘technological doping’, and FINA president Mustapha Larfaoui is open to review the suit rules. Craig Lord at SwimNews.com wants FINA to bar bodysuits at all junior…

  • Schubert Says It's The Money Or The Medal

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    There is no doubt the suit makes a difference and there is no doubt that there is one manufacturer that’s put millions into research while the other manufacturers are more into fashion. Read all about it here on swimnews.com.

  • Giaan Rooney Tries On The New Suit

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    And suddenly I like it much better.

  • Italy Bans The LZR Racer From Its Olympic Trials

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    The Italian Swimming Federation FIN has decided to ban the new Speedo LZR Racer swimsuit from their forthcoming Olympic trials, based on FINA rule 5.6: “The manufacturers must ensure that the approved new swimsuit will be available for all competitors”.