What kind of swimsuits do Olympians wear?
What kind of swimsuits do Olympians wear?
A kneeskin is a type of competitive swimwear worn by both male and female athletes. Kneeskins are normally made of technologically advanced lycra-based fabrics designed to hug the body tightly and provide increased speed and decreased drag resistance in the water.
What brand do Olympic swimmers wear?
Speedo’s racing suits are some of the best tech suits on the planet, as evidenced by how many swimmers were wearing their suits at the Tokyo Olympics. Best known for making lap swimming suits, Speedo also makes a ton of other apparel, including swim training fins, swimming caps, and even earplugs for swimmers.
Are body suits allowed in Olympic swimming?
Half-body textile suits are allowed, and competitors can select from a range of different suits.
Why do Olympic swimmers wear shark suits?
The more skin covered, Speedo’s logic went, the faster a swimmer would be. And the suit did seem to make swimmers faster: more than 80% of swimmers who medaled at the Sydney Olympics wore a Fastskin, and 13 of the 15 swimming records broken at the games were made by swimmers wearing some version of the suit.
