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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 ...
There was widespread discussion over whether these suits were so technologically advanced that using them was technology doping. In 2009, FINA (Fédération Internationale de Natation) decided to ban all body-length swimsuits. Men's suits could only maximally cover from the waist to the knee. Women's suits could only cover from shoulder to knee.
[71] [72] Those suits were approved for the 2000 Olympics, where they helped win 83% of the medals. [69] By the next Olympics, similar suits had been developed by Tyr Sport, but they were not approved by the FINA. [73] In July 2009, FINA voted to ban non-textile (non-woven) swimsuits in competitive events from 2010. The new policy was ...
Fifteen years ago, Michael Phelps won a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics wearing a high-tech swimsuit with a catchy name, the Speedo LZR Racer. The super suit era lasted just one ...
The men wore blue suit jackets and khakis, while the women looked posh in red skirt suits and white scarves. ... go on to ban full-body suits in 2010, in order to refocus the sport on physical ...
At least once every four years, a controversy erupts over female athletes’ sports apparel. And following Nike’s reveal of one 2024 Team USA Olympic track and field kit, athletes and fans have ...
These rules also banned suits that go above the navel or below the knee for men and suits that extend past the shoulders or cover the neck for women [15] FINA stated that it "wishes to recall the main and core principle is that swimming is a sport essentially based on the physical performance of the athlete".
The Beijing Olympics were successful for those wearing the LZR Racer, with 94% of all swimming races won in the suit. [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, 93 world records had been broken by swimmers wearing a LZR Racer ...