swimsuits
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Speedo’s Ridiculously Expensive Swimsuit for Olympians Actually Made Me Swim Faster
The sporting goods world is rife with hype. Can these basketball shoes make you jump higher? Can this jersey cut through the air and make you run faster? Usually, the answer is no. So when Speedo pitched me on its current high-end racing swimsuit, which some prominent Olympians are currently wearing, I didn’t think much…
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Chinese Woman Transforms Into Sludge Monster To Prevent Tanning
You know how it’s fun to make fun of crispy orange tanning bed junkies? Yeah, turns out the opposite is actually funnier. This is a Chinese woman avoiding direct sunlight by using “high-tech” anti-tanning swimwear, or in common parlance, a latex gimp suit. [MicGadget]
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Why High-Tech Swimsuits Are Still A Problem
The controversy over high-tech swimsuits reached its tipping point a few months ago when officials finally decided to ban them as of 2010. But the damage has been done and swimming as a sport has been tainted forever.