Remember when breaking a world record was special and meant something?
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I just read this article, "The Science Behind the Swimsuit War," cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/.../2013052.aspx.
The results at the Beijing Olympics were jaw-dropping: Twenty-three world records were broken by the swimmers who wore LZR Racer suits, compared with only two that were broken by the swimmers who didn't. Speedo said 89 percent of all the medals in swimming (including 94 percent of the gold medals) were won by LZR Racer swimmers.
First came the complaints. Then came the escalation: Italian swimsuit makers Arena and Jaked both came out with suits that one-upped the Speedo by using pure polyurethane. "It was relatively obvious to some companies to say, 'Well, let's just make the whole suit out of this stuff,'" Sharp said.
At the Olympics, Phelps was happy because his suit was winning. Now, he's unhappy because his suit isn't the fastest anymore. Are you saying it is "unfair" now because your suit isn't the fastest suit, and your competition now has an unfair advantage?
I just read this article, "The Science Behind the Swimsuit War," cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/.../2013052.aspx.
The results at the Beijing Olympics were jaw-dropping: Twenty-three world records were broken by the swimmers who wore LZR Racer suits, compared with only two that were broken by the swimmers who didn't. Speedo said 89 percent of all the medals in swimming (including 94 percent of the gold medals) were won by LZR Racer swimmers.
First came the complaints. Then came the escalation: Italian swimsuit makers Arena and Jaked both came out with suits that one-upped the Speedo by using pure polyurethane. "It was relatively obvious to some companies to say, 'Well, let's just make the whole suit out of this stuff,'" Sharp said.
At the Olympics, Phelps was happy because his suit was winning. Now, he's unhappy because his suit isn't the fastest anymore. Are you saying it is "unfair" now because your suit isn't the fastest suit, and your competition now has an unfair advantage?