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The LZR Racer (pronounced as "laser") is a line of competition swimsuits manufactured by Speedo using a high-technology swimwear fabric composed of woven elastane - nylon and polyurethane. The swimsuits are made in body-length; they compress the body and trap air for buoyancy. The LZR Pro and LZR Elite were launched on 13 February 2008; the ...
Meanwhile, men were allowed to swim in bare-chest suits in 1936, and in briefs only at the 1948 Olympics. [ 6 ] [ 10 ] In 1956, Speedo became the first company to introduce nylon [ 11 ] and in the 1970s elastane to their swimsuits that improved their elasticity, durability and water drag – 21 out of 22 records at the 1972 Olympics were broken ...
Lydia Alice Jacoby OLY (born February 29, 2004) is an American professional swimmer. She was the first Alaskan to qualify for an Olympic Games in swimming, competing at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2021, where she won the gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:04.95, which was the fastest time ever achieved by a female American swimmer in the event in the 17–18 age ...
Maher’s first SI Swimsuit cover dropped following the 2024 Olympics, where Team USA took home bronze in the rugby sevens against Australia. The magazine’s editor-in-chief MJ Day called it "a ...
Alex Walsh, a U.S. Olympian who races in a middle-ground Arena suit called the Glide, told Yahoo Sports that a fresh one “takes me about 15 minutes to put on.”. Other women — and even some ...
The Summer 2024 Olympics are almost here, and Selma Blair has a special message for Team USA. The Legally Blonde alum took to social media this week to cheer on all the athletes who will be ...
Brenda Mersereau Helser (May 26, 1924 – March 26, 2001), later known by her married name Brenda Helser de Morelos, was an American former competition swimmer who graduated Stanford University, and won a gold medal in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
A 100-metre pool was built for the 1908 Olympics and was located in the centre of the main stadium's track and field oval. The 1912 Olympics, held in the Stockholm harbor, marked the beginning of electrical timing. Male swimmers wore full body swimsuits up until the 1940s, which caused more drag in the water than their modern swim-wear ...