Could Speedo Cause Olympic Disaster?
German swimmers fear a disastrous performance at the Beijing Olympics because they will be wearing the wrong swimsuits.
on a side note
does any one feel the the photo of phelps and beard seems a bit too revealing
Do you really think they are going to bring those suits back?Unfortunately, no. The Luddites have won the battle and the war.
It would be great if they did.Wholeheartedly agree.
Why bring back those suits? I hated them.
World records became a joke, slower swimmers won races (I especially hated watching Hackett's amazing records being shattered by swimmers whose coach said were slower than him).
I prefer swimming with textile. I want the winner to be the faster swimmer, not the one with the fastest technology or the one who takes more pills.
For me, swimming is a sport in which you are being rewarded for hard working, training and pushing your limits, not for having a deeper pocket or a better sponsor.
I want the winner to be the faster swimmer, not the one with the fastest technology or the one who takes more pills.
OK, go back to basics and insist on no training as a pre-requisite for taking part in competitions.
Technology does not scare me and actually, I don't think you can stop it. I mean, if we were scared of improvements, we should all be competing in the old wool swim suits: or maybe even mammoth skin loin cloths if we want to go really far back in the technological line.
I do not see bicyclists racing the same bicycles from fifty years ago, nor the runner in the old shoes; and, the same should go for the swimmer which means that swim suits will improve to lessen drag to near zero coefficients.
Technology marches on.
