The launch of the new Speedo Fastskin bodysuit has led to a series of controversies in Australia, mostly because of who won’t be wearing them in the Athens Olympic Games.
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Bodysuits: here to stay
With Speedo launching their new generation fastskin, its clearer than ever that the bodysuit is here to stay in the sport of swimming, despite controversy when they were first introduced. We take a look at how they have influenced the sport since their introduction and look at ways you can get the most from your suit.
Thorpe confirms Olympic programme
Ian Thorpe has confirmed his programme of events for the Athens Olympics and will concentrate purely on freestyle events at this summer's championships. The Thorpedo has discarded the 100m backstroke and 200 medley events following recent experiments with those events and will now swim the 100, 200 and 400 freestyle at the Australian Olympic … Continue Reading→
speedo launch next generation fastskin
Speedo has launched its next generation fastskin bodysuit, the FSII, in a blaze of publicity in Australia. Led by a newly shaven-headed Grant Hackett, the new suits were finally reveled following months of teaser campaigns from the aquatic giant.
The new suits are said to even more closely mimic the sharkskin that first inspired the … Continue Reading→
Burnett’s Olympic dream ‘hangs by a thread’
Unofficial reports indicate that High Wycombe swimmer Simon Burnett faces a race against time to be fit to compete in the British Olympic trials, after a cycling mishap led to a serious hand injury. The injury requried surgery and will seriously disrupt his training preparations for the trials and, of course, has implications for … Continue Reading→