Swim: Steffen says bodysuit rivalry like Formula One

AAP Sports News (Australia), June, 2008

AAP Sports News (Australia) 06-18-2008 Swim: Steffen says bodysuit rivalry like Formula One By Erik Kirschbaum BERLIN, June 17 Reuters - The race to develop high-tech bodysuits is threatening to turn swimming into a technological battleground reminiscent of Formula One, Germany's Britta Steffen said today. In an interview with Reuters, Steffen said she was confident a new Adidas bodysuit being developed ahead of the Beijing Olympics in August will be as good as the Speedo LZR suit worn when more than 35 world records were broken this year. "I'd like to see everyone swimming in a normal bathing suit," said Steffen, who set a European 100 metres freestyle record of 53.20 seconds at the German championships in April. "That way we could see who's the...

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