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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. LZR Racer - Wikipedia

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   The LZR Racer Suit unveiling at a press conference in New York City in February 2008. The LZR Racer (pronounced as "Laser Racer") is a line of competition swimsuits manufactured by Speedo using a high-technology swimwear fabric composed of woven elastane-nylon and polyurethane.

4. List of practice weapons - Wikipedia

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   This list of practice weapons, is of weapons specifically designed for practice in different martial arts from around the world.Unlike those in the list of martial arts weapons article, many of which are designed to be effective weapons, generally those listed here are blunted or otherwise designed for safe regular practice and training.

5. Competitive swimwear - Wikipedia

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   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.

6. Combat sidestroke - Wikipedia

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   The combat side stroke uses the three main fundamentals of swimming: Balance: There are two things that affect your balance in the water - the head and lungs.Most people when swimming, especially when using breaststroke, will swim with their head up [citation needed] which forces their hips to sink down which is like they are swimming uphill and is a sign of being less comfortable.

7. Speedo - Wikipedia

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   Specifically, the Mizuno suit comes in two variants: a sprinter ("ST") variant with stiff taping on the inside of the suit along the hamstrings, designed to help the upbeat of a kick at the end of a race as a swimmer's energy fades, while the multi-racer ("MR") uses two layers of the FINA-approved textile to decrease air permeability ...

8. Multiple integrated laser engagement system - Wikipedia

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   The goal of the program was to design and build a tactical training system that simulates the weapons, weapon characteristics and effects of a family of weapon systems including infantry, armor and aircraft, with an initial design of 11 systems including rifles, tank guns, and missiles.

9. 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 ...