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Speedo's LZR Racer bodysuit makes waves 4 Apr 2008

At the first meet since its launch, three world records and two US records were broken by swimmers wearing Speedo's new LZR Racer bodysuit. Created via a combination of the latest in computational fluid dynamics research, aerospace engineering and help from the boffins at NASA, this revolutionary sportswear item reduces drag by 5 percent, which means that swimmers can shave whole tenths of seconds off their personal bests. But with the Beijing Olympics looming, the question on everyones lips is: is this cheating or is it just great design? PopSci.com investigates...

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