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2. High-technology swimwear - Wikipedia

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   High-technology suits can increase one's swimming speed by around 4 percent. [1] Other studies suggest that high tech suits are able to reduce drag by around 4–6% and decrease energy cost by a similar amount. Other studies show evidence that in 50-meter races, these suits result in times that are approximately 0.5 seconds faster. [13]

3. Arena X-Glide - Wikipedia

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   Arena X-Glide is a swimsuit from the Arena brand, made of pure polyurethane that causes a swimmer to slide through water faster when swimming. One notable example of the efficacy of this suit design is that of Paul Biedermann of Germany who wore the suit in the 2009 World Championships , breaking two world records. [ 1 ]

4. Arena (swimwear) - Wikipedia

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   A drag suit designed by Arena.. Arena was created in 1973 by Horst Dassler, son of Adidas founder Adolf Dassler, [3] in order to manufacture competitive swimwear.The idea of producing sportswear came up to Dassler after the astounding performance of swimmer Mark Spitz at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he won seven gold medals.

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6. Competitive swimwear - Wikipedia

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   A drag suit designed by Arena. A drag suit is a pair of baggy square-cut or brief-style trunks that competitive swimmers may wear over their normal suit to provide extra resistance ("drag") from the water. This allows the swimmer to get more out of their training than they would without a drag suit.

7. History of competitive swimwear - Wikipedia

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   FINA endorsed the suit for competitive use before the 2008 Beijing Olympics, [21] where swimmers wearing the suit set 23 out of 25 world records and won 94% of the races and 89% of the medals. [23] Other companies offered their own alternative non-textile suits in 2008, including the 100% polyurethane Arena X-Glide, Jaked01 and Adidas Hydrofoil ...

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9. Swim briefs - Wikipedia

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   Comparison of jammer and swim brief types of swim suits. The most common racing suit styles are 1.5 inch to 3 inch paneled briefs (as measured by the height and length of the suit's side panel). The racing suit's main function is to reduce the drag of an athlete in water, thus improving his time. For this reason racing suits are made of ...