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When the world needed him most ... he was there. After Team USA's Emma Weber lost her swim cap during the women's 100-meter breaststroke preliminary race July 28, a hero answered the call.
[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.
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)
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.
Swim records were broken in Speedo brand silk suits in the 1930s, and the company was the first to introduce the use of nylon in the 1950s [10] and later nylon/elastane in the 1970s. [9] Speedo's most recent technological advances are found in the Fastskin, Fastskin FS II series and the LZR Racer suit. [17]
Speedo's LZR Racer had become so effective by the eve of the 2008 Summer Olympics that many swimmers, despite them or their swimming federations having exclusive contracts with other apparel makers, have chosen the LZR Racer over competing bodysuits. [10] At that year's Olympics in Beijing, 94% of all swimming races were won in that suit, [11 ...
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 ...
After Spitz's return to the United States following the 1972 Olympics, he landed several lucrative corporate endorsement contracts. He earned about $7 million in a two-year period. [56] "A million dollars in 1972 would be equivalent to more than $10 million today," Spitz said in 2007. "I did very well, thank you very much."