Title: Developing technological swimsuits for the Olympics
1Developing technological swimsuits for the
Olympics
- Based on Speedo website information
21992 Speedo launches the worlds first fast
suit, the S2000, at the Barcelona Olympics
31996 Speedo launches Aquablade suit at the
Atlanta Olympics
76 of medals won wearing Speedo Aquablade
42000 Speedo launches FASTSKIN at the Sydney
Olympics
Fabric designed to mimic the denticles (scales)
of the world's fastest aquatic creature ? the
shark
83 of medals won wearing Speedo FASTSKIN
52004 Speedo launches FSII at the Athens Olympics
47 medals won by swimmers wearing Speedo
62007 Speedo launches FASTSKIN FS-PRO
21 world records broken in less than 12 months by
swimmers wearing FS-PRO
72008 Speedo launches LZR RACER
The most revolutionary performance swimming suit
ever made. The results?
8Is it acceptable
- to improve performance through developing new
equipment e.g the LZR swimsuit? - Drugs, such as EPO blood booster?
9Is it acceptable
- to improve performance through developing new
drugs e.g. EPO which boosts the oxygen capacity
of blood?
10Is it acceptable
- to put resources into the development of sporting
equipment when there are so many scientific
problems facing the worlds poorer people?
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