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Athletes to feel 'like a rocket' in LZR RACER suit
13 Feb '08
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The LZR RACER's unique design also provides swimmers with up to 5% more efficiency** in terms of their oxygen intake, enabling them to swim stronger for longer. “It makes it easier to swim faster,” said Rick Sharp, Exercise Physiologist, Iowa State University.
The Speedo LZR RACER has been declared “out of this world” by swimmers involved in its development and testing. “It's like swimming downhill,” says World Record-holder Libby Lenton (AUS). According to World and Olympic backstroke champion Natalie Coughlin (USA), “it's super tight but it really feels like part of your body when you put it on.” Double-Olympic champion Grant Hackett (AUS) commented that “it's the best suit yet and looks like something out of a futuristic movie.”
The unique “space age” design of the Speedo LZR RACER brings about another world first – where elite performance meets avant-garde fashion – through the involvement of international fashion label Comme des Garçons whose founder Rei Kawakubo formed a key part of the design team.
Her striking design on the side panel of the suit incorporates the character “kokoro” meaning Heart, Mind, Spirit, by celebrated Japanese calligrapher Inoue Yu-ichi. Kawakubo said” When we come to combine the development of the highest technology that is the realm of Speedo with the force and spirit of the art of Yu-ichi, records will surely be broken.”
Speedo co-President David Robinson said: “Speedo has been leading the world in swimwear design since 1928 and our commitment to innovation in design and technology is the backbone to everything we do. We are particularly proud, in our 80th year, to be launching the Speedo LZR RACER which has broken new boundaries in performance swimwear and which we know will help elite athletes achieve their ultimate performances in 2008. It's our 80th birthday present to the world of swimming.”
Speedo LZR RACER, which has been approved by FINA (Fédération International de Natation Amateur), will debut at national trials around the world from March 2008. A retail version of the suit will go on sale in May 2008.
The Speedo LZR RACER has been declared “out of this world” by swimmers involved in its development and testing. “It's like swimming downhill,” says World Record-holder Libby Lenton (AUS). According to World and Olympic backstroke champion Natalie Coughlin (USA), “it's super tight but it really feels like part of your body when you put it on.” Double-Olympic champion Grant Hackett (AUS) commented that “it's the best suit yet and looks like something out of a futuristic movie.”
The unique “space age” design of the Speedo LZR RACER brings about another world first – where elite performance meets avant-garde fashion – through the involvement of international fashion label Comme des Garçons whose founder Rei Kawakubo formed a key part of the design team.
Her striking design on the side panel of the suit incorporates the character “kokoro” meaning Heart, Mind, Spirit, by celebrated Japanese calligrapher Inoue Yu-ichi. Kawakubo said” When we come to combine the development of the highest technology that is the realm of Speedo with the force and spirit of the art of Yu-ichi, records will surely be broken.”
Speedo co-President David Robinson said: “Speedo has been leading the world in swimwear design since 1928 and our commitment to innovation in design and technology is the backbone to everything we do. We are particularly proud, in our 80th year, to be launching the Speedo LZR RACER which has broken new boundaries in performance swimwear and which we know will help elite athletes achieve their ultimate performances in 2008. It's our 80th birthday present to the world of swimming.”
Speedo LZR RACER, which has been approved by FINA (Fédération International de Natation Amateur), will debut at national trials around the world from March 2008. A retail version of the suit will go on sale in May 2008.
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