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Speedo International Limited is an Australian-British distributor of swimwear and swim-related accessories based in Nottingham, England. Founded in Sydney , Australia in 1914 by Alexander MacRae , a Scottish emigrant, the company is now a subsidiary of the British Pentland Group .
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.
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.
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.
[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.
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Swim caps were made of rubberized fabric during the early 20th century. By the 1920s, they were made of latex. The earliest chin strap caps were known as "aviator's style caps" as they resembled the strapped leather helmets of flyers of the day. During the 1940s, swim caps became scarce as rubber was needed for war materials.
Swimming caps were used since the early 1900s, when they were made of cotton, silk, or rubberized fabrics and often featured an "aviator-style" chin strap to hold the cap in place. [29] Stretchable and water-tight latex caps became widely available in the 1920s [1] and more durable and smooth silicone caps in the 1970s. Further efforts to ...