So long as there is doubt whether the LZR Speedo is giving unfair advantage to swimmers who use it, I can’t understand why FINA would continue to sanction its use. I also don’t understand why otherwise honorable athletes — I’m looking at you Americans and Australians — would be okay with using it. Whatever happened [...]
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Dara Torres Makes Another Olympic Bid
Added Note: Who will win the gold medal race? China or the United States? ***Who says Olympic swimming is only for the young ones? Not Dara Torres. Yeah, the 41 year-old four-time Olympic gold medalist is hoping to earn an Olympic slot during the U.S. qualifying trials this coming July. If she qualifies, Dara will [...]
Alex Fong Lik-Sun: Swimmer, Singer/Actor, Torch Bearer
Who says Olympic athletes can’t be successful singers? Certainly not Hong Kong swimmer now turned singer/actor Alex Fong Lik-Sun. Here’s a music video of Alex and another Hong Kong star, Natalie Tong. Alex also known as “Little Flying Fish” for his swimming achievements represented Hong Kong during the Sydney 2000 Olympics. He will be a [...]
VOA Report on the LZR Speedo Controversy
What we find most interesting is the statement of world record holder Natalie Coughlin, who uses the suit, that swimmers not wearing the Speedo will be at a disadvantage: “I don’t know how to quantify how much faster it’s going to make me, but I do know it will reduce drag, and for the other [...]
New Speedo Swimsuits = Technological Doping?
We’re not sure if we’re going to call it technological doping as the Italians do but if the new Speedo swimsuit is giving an unfair advantage to a swimmer who uses it vis-a-vis someone who doesn’t, then something’s wrong somewhere. We hope this gets resolved before the issue becomes a messy affair. Italians cry foul [...]
