BREAKING SPEED LIMITS: When Speedo launched its LZR Racer last month, it marketed the $550 suit as "the world's fastest swimsuit." But with swimmers wearing the LZR Racer already having set 12 world records, questions are being raised about whether the suit is too fast. Although FINA, the sport's governing body, approved the suit before it launched, it is now reexamining it, particularly for buoyancy issues. But a Speedo spokesman said the company isn't worried: "We're delighted that athletes have been competing at such a high level in the world's fastest swimsuit."
March 26, 2008
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BREAKING SPEED LIMITS: When Speedo launched its LZR Racer last month, it marketed the $550 suit as "the world's fastest swimsuit." But with swimmers wearing the LZR Racer already having set 12 world records, questions are being raised about whether the suit is too fast. Although FINA, the sport's governing body, approved the suit before it launched, it is now reexamining it, particularly for buoyancy issues. But a Speedo spokesman said the company isn't worried: "We're delighted that athletes have been competing at such a high level in the world's fastest swimsuit."
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