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Putting The Kibosh On Swimsuit Tech

New Olympic regulations place limits on performance-enhancing swimsuits

“Faster. Stronger. Higher.” Michael Phelps brought unwanted attention to his interpretation of the last word of the Olympic motto, so the swimming world is probably happy to shift focus back to the ongoing controversy regarding “faster.”

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Suiting Up for the Olympics

The world's most advanced swimsuit shaves time so swimmers don't have to shave limbs

Shaving your legs just isnt enough to give swimmers an edge anymore. With a combination of computational fluid dynamics, aerospace engineering and a bit of help from NASA, Speedo has launched its latest swimsuit built to shatter records at the Olympic Games this summer in Beijing—or before.

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