In the wake of the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Nebraska, the big buzz won't be just about Olympians Michael Phelps and Katie Hoff. Tonight's primary focus will be on the suit.
Since the dawn of Speedo’s LZR Racer swimsuit, much controversy has surrounded the suit for its technological role in making swimmers swim faster and stronger.
Although the suit was tested in NASA wind tunnels and approved by the sports international governing body, it contains scientific measures that are sure to help American swimmers edge out their competition.
The suit which reduces drag with ultrasonically bonded seams and made of lightweight fabric that is water repellent making swimmers more hydrodynamic is being labeled as a performance-enhancer equipment or “technological doping” according to critics that say the suit gives swimmers an unfair advantage over competition.
Before the age of the suit, Olympic world records have not fallen since eight years ago when the world recorded 27 Olympic event world records in 2000, according to numbers compelled by USA swimming.
It was in 1980 when the world recorded the greatest number of world records and this was also the year the East German women’s team was found doping.
But the number of World Records could substantially break tonight or in the Beijing Olympics as swimmers take 15 to 30 minutes to squeeze into those tight-fitted Speedo swimsuits.
The world will be watching tonight as skepticism will surround the pool as the swimming trials are under way. Let’s just phantom that it’s not the swimsuit the makes the swimmer, but the swimmer makes the suit. Not everyone will feel like a superhero in tonight’s trials?
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