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2. Arena (swimwear) - Wikipedia

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   A drag suit designed by Arena.. Arena was created in 1973 by Horst Dassler, son of Adidas founder Adolf Dassler, [3] in order to manufacture competitive swimwear.The idea of producing sportswear came up to Dassler after the astounding performance of swimmer Mark Spitz at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he won seven gold medals.

3. Arena X-Glide - Wikipedia

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   Arena X-Glide is a swimsuit from the Arena brand, made of pure polyurethane that causes a swimmer to slide through water faster when swimming. One notable example of the efficacy of this suit design is that of Paul Biedermann of Germany who wore the suit in the 2009 World Championships , breaking two world records. [ 1 ]

4. History of competitive swimwear - Wikipedia

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   Those efforts initially led swimmers to reduce the early sagging one-piece swimsuits down to briefs only. With the development of new materials that tightly fit the body and offered lower resistance to water than human skin, this trend was reversed to a complete body coverage from heels to neck and wrists.

5. While the suits are no longer super, swimming attire still ...

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   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 ...

6. High-technology swimwear - Wikipedia

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   Since 2010, high-tech swimsuits, specifically those offering significant performance-enhancing features and made from non-textile materials, have been banned in professional competitive swimming. This decision was made by FINA after the 2008 and 2009 swimming seasons, during which many world records were broken by swimmers wearing high-tech ...

7. Swimming in stadiums becomes the norm as sport sets up in a ...

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   The pool is set up at one end of the arena, with a warm-up pool located behind a curtain dividing the facility in half and leaving the capacity for the games at just over 15,000.