Everyone will want this FINA-legal suit

RE: Everyone will want this FINA-legal suit

Former Member — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:23:01 GMT

I remember as a kid (late 70's/early 80's) we used to put on Baby Oil to make us "slicker" and "faster" in the water. Those were the days.

RE: Everyone will want this FINA-legal suit

orca1946 — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 06:13:07 GMT

So, can we still use those slippery things now ?

RE: Everyone will want this FINA-legal suit

Former Member — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:46:11 GMT

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.

RE: Everyone will want this FINA-legal suit

Former Member — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:15:32 GMT

I want one of the Tyr suits. The spray should give me a .00000000000001 second advatatge on the 10,000 m j/k

RE: Everyone will want this FINA-legal suit

Former Member — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:35:33 GMT

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

RE: Everyone will want this FINA-legal suit

Former Member — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:06:43 GMT

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

RE: Everyone will want this FINA-legal suit

debaru — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:50:41 GMT

I just love April Fools' Day!

RE: Everyone will want this FINA-legal suit

Bobinator — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:46:50 GMT

Can you just spray yourself down and go sans suit? :blush:

RE: Everyone will want this FINA-legal suit

orca1946 — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:58:23 GMT

Go to brandoart com and see the real skin suits !!

RE: Everyone will want this FINA-legal suit

pdjang — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:22:33 GMT

This suit has not been certified by FINA but.... www.swimoutlet.com/.../7543.htm

RE: Everyone will want this FINA-legal suit

jbs — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 09:56:17 GMT

Or, you might want to check out these suits from Blueseventy (from GoSwim's site): www.goswim.tv/.../the-suit-war-is-back-on.html

RE: Everyone will want this FINA-legal suit

Former Member — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 06:38:19 GMT

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