Category Archives: Equipment
Phelps debuts the Speedo Fastskin3 system at the Austin Grand Prix
He won the 100 butterfly in 52.41 and the 400 IM in a for this time of the season impressive time of 4:16.95. Sure helps to see someone swim fast in that strange-looking ‘racing system’. Read SwimmingWorld Magazine here and … Continue reading
The History of Swimming Hand Paddles
Swimmers use a variety of hand paddles to build strength and improve their stroke technique, but few know that the original inventor of hand paddles was Benjamin Frankin.
Victoria’s Secret Swim 2012: Angels, Islands and Tiny Swimsuits
Practical clothing in some exotic country I guess. Here in the Faroes, I’m just happy to have survived the drive home through the storm tonight. Sigh.
Victoria’s Secret Swim 2012: Behind the Scenes
No matching caps and goggles here, though maybe sunglasses.
Swim goggles take the sting out of chopping onions
It is true, just read cambridgetimes.ca: When she turned around to talk to me she burst out laughing. I faked ignorance as to the reason for her laughter and simply asked what was so funny? Pat mentioned how I looked … Continue reading
FINA list of approved swimsuits now includes caps and goggles
FINA released today the full list of swimwear approved for use in 2012, and for the first time ever also a list of approved caps and goggles that can be worn. Pretty much every company is now required to submit … Continue reading
Shanghai highlights 2011
Courtesy of ArenaNatation
Non-slip Arena WoW soles “Walk on Water”
WoW is a non-slip “Walk on Water” outsole technology that gives your Arena sandals a ‘perfect grip’ no matter if the floor is wet or not. Exciting video, for a moment I wondered if they’d chase each other into (onto?) … Continue reading
What, you enter the Speedo Fastskin3 through the armhole ?!?
Love it when engineers mess with our conventions (as an engineer myself :-). And by the way … this need for the model to wear an in principle illegal modesty suit to make the video ‘safe for work’, is a … Continue reading
ButterflEYE goggles measure your heart rate while swimming
As a swimmer on her college team at the American University of Beirut, it never made sense to Hind Hobeika that practices were organized according to heart rates taken after the swims, or with watches or belts that disturb and … Continue reading
