Fastest New Swimsuit for the Summer Olympics

I would look like the Michelin Man in one:)

But heck, to go fast bring it on, I'm jumping in the tub for a swim tonight.

Flat may be fast, but it can also seem a little dull, it was suggested to Torres, the fastest female swimmer in the United States.

Even from that small pic it doesn't look dull to me but it likely wouldn't be flattering to people without pretty well toned bodies. Not many swimsuits are though.

Clothing advances the last few years have been amazing to me. Just a year ago I bought some Nike clothes that don't get wet with sweat and feel so light and air cuts through them so easily that I was self conscience about being naked. However they rock for 14 mile inline skating jaunts.

The suits rock. Any suit would be faster for men than the clean shave. Women may do best nekkid.

this is pretty cool. its amazing what technology can do sometimes. ...however, i still think that if not everyone can have access to somethin that is this advantageous, then they should just go back to good ol' regular speedos and then they can stump for gillette again! wins are more impressive when they can do it w/o all the fancy stuff anyway.

I look at this way. If one is going to measure performance from one person to another, then on a personal basis, I would say that all competition should be based on the exact wear the sport started out wearing. Personal best is just that, without enhancements. Let our current athlete's wear the exact same clothing and use the exact same devices as the sport started and see how they fare. Now we have statistics without bias. To compare modern athletes with the past is pointless. Modern is going to beat the past with technology, but the true test is what you can do with what was..does the modern athlete have that kind of spirit. What is more to the point, do they have the ability to rough it...do what has been done in the past...by true ability.

suit or no suit you still have to be able to swim fast if non swimmers were able to don the suit and compete than it might be something to look into

The issue is not whether the suit looks good or not, or whether swimmers who wear the suit have an unfair advantage over those who don't. The issue is the fact that officials are even considering banning this new suit from the Olympics. The whole idea of competing is doing absolutely everything in your power to win. That goes for swimmers who want to wear the suits, and for Speedo for manufacturing them. They should not be punished for being the best. If the suits really do make that much a difference then they shouldn't be forbidden in these competitions, rather they should become standard, regardless of any agreements made by countries to other manufacturers. These other manufacturers don't have the right to be offended. Speedo's suit should make them want to do better; to rise to their challenger. If they can ban a swimsuit that is leagues ahead of the competition, will they also ban a better, more fuel efficient car? A more capable cell phone? I-pods? All for the sake of giving the other guys a "fair" chance...

To eliminate competition is un-American.

The olympics is to stretch human performance. If this suit is banned then we need to put the bicycle riders back on ballon tires and single speed bikes. Or the pole vaulters back on bamboo poles!

true, competition is the cornerstone of business in both the US and world markets, but is that even the point? the Olympics, and any other competition of physical prowess, is about pushing yourself to your limits, about going into each and every event wanting to make yourself better than the last time. they're not about finding an advanced technology that will give you an edge, your training and ability are supposed to do that for you. if Olympic runners had the opportunity to wear special shoes that make them 2% faster regardless of their own ability level, we wouldn't blink an eye in saying they should not be allowed. how is it any different with a swimsuit? on the lawsuit side though, i think it is a little ridiculous. the closest thing to a true legal issue here would be saying speedo has become a monopoly. otherwise, it's just a whiny, underachieving kid complaining to teacher that the smartest kid in the class won the science fair because they had an advantage.