www.collegeswimming.com/.../
This was pretty well done. My favorite line: "Completely organic and water-soluble allowing the swimmer to simply wash the suit off after swimming (suit is not recommended for distances over 25K)."
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On a serious note, in the 1970s or 80s, there was a spray-on swimming enhancer called "Time Off" which was supposed to reduce drag by breaking surface tension (and hence the viscosity) of the water surrounding the swimmer's body.
It was in fact a concentrated form of a surfactant (like what is used in shampoo) which was liberally applied to the swimmers hair and body during a pre-swim shower. In addition to spraying it directly on the body, loading up the hair under the cap and allowing it to leak out while swimming was a common technique of dispensing it into the water ahead of the swimmer itself.
Contrary to the common misconception that "it made the swimmer's body smoother", covering the body with the stuff was simply a method of dispensing the surfactant into the "aqueous envelope" around the individual swimmer instead of putting it in the whole pool.
Obvioulsy when FINA got wind of it, they declared it as being an "illegal substance" and subsequently banned.
D2
Nice...and they decided to announce it on April 1, go figure!
I do like the B70 Superhero suits though! Although why would they leave out "Aquaman"?!?!:D
I knew this would happen.
Looks like the writers (and artists) at MAD Magazine have caught on to the "suit technology" craze and found it to be a gold mine for satire!!! :bliss: :bouncing: :bump:
D2
I remember 'Time Off' and the official party line on the ban was that there was concern about excess amounts of it being rough on pool filtration systems.
