There is a comfort in believing that having the best swimsuit will make one go faster, but even an elite athlete knows practice plus training does more than a suit. Speedo Fast Skin suit evolution 1992 Speedo launches S2000 suit at the Barcelona Olympics the swimming world’s first fast suit. 1996 Speedo launches Aquablade suit at the Atlanta Olympics. 76% of medals are won wearing Speedo Aquablade. 2000 Speedo launches FASTSKIN at the Sydney Olympics, a fabric designed to mimic the world’s fastest aquatic creature — the shark. 83% of medals are won by swimmers wearing Fastskin. 2004 Speedo launches FSII at the Athens Olympics. Athletes win 47 swimming medals wearing Speedo. 2007 Speedo launches Fastskin FS-PRO. Athletes break 21 world records broken in less than 12 months in FS-PRO suits. 2008 Speedo launches LZR Racer. Yet every four years, swimsuit companies such as Speedo and TYR Sports, the world’s top two swim apparel companies, produce high-quality suits worn by world-class athletes in competition, such as last month’s U.S. Olympic Trials. This year, Speedo introduced the LZR Racer in February and swimmers wearing the suit have set more than 40 records. Meanwhile, TYR produced the Tracer Rise suit, which came out in January, and swimmers wearing that suit have set 56 lifetime personal-best times. Much like other sports, such as basketball where athletes pay more for the latest pair of Nike Jordan shoes or golfers buy the ne ...
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There is a comfort in believing that having the best swimsuit will make one go faster, but even an elite athlete knows practice plus training does more than a suit. Speedo Fast Skin suit evolution 1992 Speedo launches S2000 suit at the Barcelona Olympics the swimming world’s first fast suit. 1996 Speedo launches Aquablade suit at the Atlanta Olympics. 76% of medals are won wearing Speedo Aquablade. 2000 Speedo launches FASTSKIN at the Sydney Olympics, a fabric designed to mimic the world’s fastest aquatic creature — the shark. 83% of medals are won by swimmers wearing Fastskin. 2004 Speedo launches FSII at the Athens Olympics. Athletes win 47 swimming medals wearing Speedo. 2007 Speedo launches Fastskin FS-PRO. Athletes break 21 world records broken in less than 12 months in FS-PRO suits. 2008 Speedo launches LZR Racer. Yet every four years, swimsuit companies such as Speedo and TYR Sports, the world’s top two swim apparel companies, produce high-quality suits worn by world-class athletes in competition, such as last month’s U.S. Olympic Trials. This year, Speedo introduced the LZR Racer in February and swimmers wearing the suit have set more than 40 records. Meanwhile, TYR produced the Tracer Rise suit, which came out in January, and swimmers wearing that suit have set 56 lifetime personal-best times. Much like other sports, such as basketball where athletes pay more for the latest pair of Nike Jordan shoes or golfers buy the ne ...