Category: Equipment
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It is here, the Speedo Fastskin³
According to Speedo, the Speedo FASTSKIN3 Racing System offers unrivalled benefits to swimmers, including a full body passive drag reduction of up to 16.6%, an 11% improvement in the swimmer’s oxygen economy enabling them to swim stronger for longer, and a 5.2% reduction in body active drag, to create the world’s fastest cap, goggle and suit ever. Read official press release at Speedo.com
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Speedo claim their Fastskin3 suits will revolutionise the world of swimming
Here we go again, as mentioned before, Speedo is about to launch the most advanced swimwear design since the introduction in January 2010 of new FINA regulations banning full-body coverage and the use of polyurethane. Sources now say tomorrow November 30th, read for instance The Telegraph
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Omega – Michael Phelps
Fancy a watch? – Well, you will now! :-) Omega – Michael Phelps from Sarah Laird & Good Company on Vimeo.
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Arena Powerskin® The Next Generation
Had a nice experience with Arena’s customer support yesterday, so this one’s on me :-)
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The supersuits were wrong, philosophically speaking
So, I’m totally out of my depth here, but this article is interesting, discussing whether the supersuits were wrong or not, philosophically speaking. The conclusion is that yes, if we value fair competition and the ability to compare results against an absolute standard over time, then the supersuits were wrong. (11) If some technological advance…
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The Swim Watch Battle: FINIS Swimsense vs Swimovate Pool-Mate Pro
A must-read here on DC Rainmaker: A triathlete testing both the FINIS Swimsense and the Swimovate Pool-Mate Pro for 3 months, on occasions wearing both at once. He finds both to be very accurate, ending up identical in terms of distance/laps even after 3,000 yards. But he cannot test stroke identification, due to his triathlete-like…
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iiM update available for the FINIS Swimsense® swim watch
Interval Inference Mode (iiM) is a free update for the FINIS Swimsense® performance monitor, freeing you from having to manually press the “pause” button after each repeat. Simply press START at the beginning of your workout and STOP at the end, and the Swimsense® will automatically register all intervals and rest period, along with other…
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Speedo Canon 5D camera housing test
No sound, but really nice footage and colors. The Canon EOS 5D is a still camera, btw, with full HD video possibilities. Speedo – Camera Housing test from Glen Burrows on Vimeo.
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Take a swim with the waterproof Fujitsu Arrows F-01D tablet
Brilliant, 10.1″ 1280 x 800 HD display, Android 3.2 Honeycomb, a 1.0 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor, 1 GB Ram and 16 GB of internal storage with 32 GB being optional. Ready to take into the pool, read WebProNews.