I have a pretty strong feeling that if Phelps wore old-school briefs and no cap he'd still be getting gold medals and world records. I don't care how fancy the suits are, I can't imagine that they would account for the seconds that he's ahead of the competition (and old records) in some of his events.
There's no doubt that suits like the LZR make it a bit easier to break records but I bet if Speedo had never invented it you would still see a lot of records falling this year.
I have a pretty strong feeling that if Phelps wore old-school briefs and no cap he'd still be getting gold medals and world records. I don't care how fancy the suits are, I can't imagine that they would account for the seconds that he's ahead of the competition (and old records) in some of his events.
There's no doubt that suits like the LZR make it a bit easier to break records but I bet if Speedo had never invented it you would still see a lot of records falling this year.
