Speedo LZR Racer

It’s been tested. It’s been proven. It’s the world’s fastest swimsuit. To celebrate its 80th anniversary, Speedo, the world’s leading swimwear brand, launched the new Speedo LZR Racer on February 12th, 2008. Independent testing has shown the LZR Racer to be the world’s fastest swimsuit – results further proven by the 17 World Records set by athletes wearing the LZR Racer in the past two months alone. Speedo harnessed the expertise of NASA and a number of international research institutes to create a faster suit which has 10% less passive drag than Speedo’s FASTSKIN FSII launched in 2004 and 5% less passive drag than ... Read Full Story

It's suit madness at the U.S. national championships. Swimmers are experimenting with — and sometimes tearing — various models at $500 a pop. An inspector makes sure everyone is wearing only one suit and it's on a list approved by swimming's world governing body. Manufacturers' reps are fielding compliments, complaints and questions about the sleek suits that have brought faster times and controversy to the sport. "This is a very suit-oriented meet," Olympic sprinter Cullen Jones said Thursday. The favorite query on Hollywood's red carpets — who are you wearing? — is a frequently asked question on deck and in the small room where ... Read Full Story

Michael Phelps doesn't plan to experiment with any new suits at next week's U.S. national championships. Other swimmers aren't so confident they should stick with what they've worn in the past. Last week's ruling by the sport's governing body to approve more high-tech suits leaves them with some decisions to make. Dara Torres expects to try different suits and make a "game-time decision." U.S. national team coach Mark Schubert said he would advise swimmers to experiment with various options and choose what they feel most comfortable with. The problem is that for many elite swimmers, their primary income comes from the suit manufacturer that ... Read Full Story

A federal judge in California turned back an attempt to dismiss TYR Sport's antitrust lawsuit against swimsuit rival Speedo and USA Swimming, allowing the case to go to trial next year. The decision issued this week by U.S. District Judge James Selna of Santa Ana, Calif., made public late Friday, said nine of the 10 claims made by TYR were strong enough to at least be heard in court. Also named in the suit is U.S. head coach Mark Schubert and Olympic swimmer Erik Vendt, who switched from TYR to Speedo. The case is scheduled for trial in March 2010. TYR claimed the exclusive ... Read Full Story

Hmmmm....interesting....they kept talking about the Olympic swimmers swimwear, they keep talking about those new age, NASA-tested Speedo swimsuits Micheal Phelps and his Olympic teammates are wearing, the Fastskin LZR Racer. These swear that these sleek, fancy-looking Speedo swimsuits are the reason for the US swimmers’ successes and world record-breaking victories. Well, I got something to say about all this... Okay, peeps, yeah, thoses Fastskin LZR Racer swimsuits are nice but did any of you catch yesterday’s nightly news on NBC, Michael Phelps was interviewed by NBC's Brian Williams and he said before the swim contest begins he listens to Lil Wayne... Well, there it ... Read Full Story