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A lifeguard in a bright, multi-colored, very small swimsuit jumped into the pool at La Défense Arena on Sunday in front of 15,000 people – and was hailed as a hero.
Fans are curious about the man in the colorful Speedo who dove in to retrieve swimmer Emma Weber's lost swimming cap. ... dove to the bottom of the nearly 10-foot pool and quickly grabbed the cap ...
The diver performed a perfect — Olympic, even — dive, scooping up the cap, which was a bit over 8 feet away from the pool’s edge. A man swims under a lane marker in a swimming pool (NBC News)
With the advent of rubber technology, latex swimming caps became mass-produced in the 1920s, and more efficient silicone caps appeared in the 1970s. With the development of new materials that tightly fit the body and offered lower resistance to water than human skin, this trend was reversed to a complete body coverage from heels to neck and wrists.
With the advent of rubber technology, latex swimming caps became mass-produced in the 1920s, and more efficient silicone caps appeared in the 1970s. Today, competitive swimwear is a major business for companies like Speedo, Arena and TYR and its development involves such institutions as NASA and Australian Institute of Sport.
[10] 98% of all swim medals won and 23 of the 25 world records broken at the Beijing Olympics were won by swimmers wearing the suit. [11] As of August 24, 2009 [update] , 93 world records had been broken by swimmers wearing a LZR Racer, [ 4 ] and 33 of the first 36 Olympic medals have been won wearing it.
One of Emma Weber's swim caps fell off during Sunday's 100-meter breaststroke preliminary race. 'Bob the Cap Catcher' becomes Olympic sensation after rescuing lost swim cap at bottom of pool ...
Freestyle Paddles – Designed especially for swimmers swimming freestyle. [citation needed] Biomimetic Hand Paddles – Influenced by the darkling beetle to reinforce kinesthetic feel for the water. [7] Han's Paddles – The original holed swimming paddles. [citation needed] Speedo Original Hand Paddles – One of the first and made for most ...