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Mar 1, 2019 · Inspired by the varying skin texture of a shark, the original Fastskin suit came with compression and ridges in key areas as Speedo developed a fabric which mimicked nature and helped swimmers ...
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Jul 27, 2012 · Dubbed “the rubber suit,” it compressed a swimmer’s body into a streamlined tube and trapped air, adding buoyancy and reducing drag.
Jun 28, 2016 · This year all of the Olympic swimmers are wearing swimsuits that were developed to mimic sharkskin. Now though, scientists have shown that the man-made design works better for swimmers in a...
Feb 9, 2017 · For an extra boost, engineers etched the polyurethane with the shark skin-inspired texture of the Fastskin. U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps adjusts his swimsuit, the controversial Speedo LZR Racer, at the 2009 FINA Swimming World Championships in Rome.
In the late 1970s, Marine Biologist Jeremiah Sullivan developed a flexible suit of armor for divers to wear while working around sharks.
Jul 24, 2012 · Speedo’s Fastskin line (including the banned-as-of-2009 LZR suit) of high-tech, high-performance swimsuits were inspired by the skin of a shark–shark skin’s sandpaper-like texture is thought...
Aug 3, 2012 · Because it’s very fast in the water, the shark was used as a model for the swimsuits. The shark’s quickness is attributed to V-shaped ridges on its skin called “dermal denticles” which ...
