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fastskin, foreskin…let’s call the whole thing off
9:38PM ON
04/11/2008
BY
Beth Comery
Yeah great Michael, but you look like Superdork. As if Speedo hasn’t inflicted enough libido-crushing evil on the world… now this. My reasons for watching Olympic swimming just went from one to zero. According to the New York Times, since February when the new Speedo LZR Racer swimsuit was introduced “swimmers wearing it have sped to 22 of the 23 world records” set. There is some controversy as to whether this new suit is merely uber-streamlining or is actually enhancing buoyancy.
A coach who has worked with several Olympic gold medalists described the suit as “drugs on a hanger.” The coach did not want to be identified because some of the swimmers are sponsored by Speedo. The Italian national team coach Alberto Castagnetti recently told The Associated Press that wearing Speedo’s LZR suit was “technological doping.”
April 12th, 2008 at 11:37AM
jwest Says:
Yeah, and all those runners should have to go barefoot so as to not have any advantage granted to them via technology. And don’t get me started on the “cyclists”. A real bike is made of wood and has steel strips for tires.
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April 16th, 2008 at 2:14PM
matthew l Says:
Libido crushing? Have you never seen this video?!
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