Category: Equipment
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It takes a gutsy swimmer to wear this suit
Via Laughing Squid Black Milk Clothing, a funky clothing company based in Australia, has created “Dem Guts“, a swimsuit that illustrates the anatomy of the human torso.
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Emporio Armani Underwear & Eyewear – Behind the Scenes of 2014 Spring Summer Luca Dotto’s Campaign
Via gay.net Just as he did for the Emporio Armani Fall-Winter Eyewear and Underwear 2013-2014 campaigns, Italian swimmer Luca Dotto strips down for the iconic design house’s behind-the-scenes video for their Spring/Summer 2014 campaign.
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Arkady Vyatchanin demonstrates the Spectrum backstroke start device
See spectrumproducts.com Spectrum Aquatics, a leading manufacturer of commercial pool equipment, has recently developed an automatic anti-slip backstroke start “wedge†(patent pending) designed to improve the starts of competitive backstroke swimmers. Spectrum’s innovative backstroke wedge is compatible with any style of starting platform, works with any pool configuration, is easily adjustable, and automatically retracts up…
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Corsuit swim belt could prove gold in the pool, and Sprenger likes it
Read phys.org It’s the simple device that could help the Australian Swim Team reach for more gold – and it was developed right here in Brisbane. The Corsuit straps on like a belt, keeping a swimmer’s spine straight and body streamlined. http://youtu.be/rlGnl-cMu0s With their lungs lower and their hips higher in the water, the swimmer…
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Music For Every Sport – A Few Ideas For Your iPod Playlist
See Audioflood For the Swimmer: Rather than staring at the same black line across the bottom of your lane, over, and over, and over again, many swimmers like to plug into a waterproof music player and add a little variety to their laps. Shape Magazine put together a 30 minute playlist for just those people:…
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Mark Gangloff and Julie Stupp review 2014 Tech Suits on SwimOutlet.com
SwimOutlet.com has unveiled its 2014 Tech Suit Review this Friday with eight new suits featured for the 2014 season. Last year’s tech suit review was the first annual suit review for the leading online retailer in aquatics in the United States. This year’s review again features the best swim suits on the market breaking down categories…
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Natalie Coughlin and Aaron Peirsol test the Omega Backstroke Start Device
See FINA How to use the device: At the start, the toes of both feet must be in contact with the end wall or face of the touchpad. Bending the toes over the top of the touchpad is prohibited. The ledge may be adjustable to 4 cm above or 4 cm below the water level.…
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Audioflood Waterproof iPod Shuffle Test Tonight
See www.audioflood.com Mine is loaded with Ãsgeir Trausti. If it works, it is gonna be sweet! :-) (more to follow later)