It’s not a new concept for Speedo, however. The first Fastskin suit that debuted at the 2000 Sydney Olympics was a full-body suit inspired by shark skin to reduce drag.

Speedo's Fastskin line (including the banned-as-of-2009 LZR suit) of high-tech, high-performance swimsuits were inspired by the skin of a shark--shark skin's sandpaper-like texture is thought to ...

Speedo has unveiled its new U.S. Federation Suit ahead of the Paris Olympics.. The suits that American swimmers will wear at the Games — called LZR Intent 2.0 and LZR Valor 2.0 — were ...

Now, with the help of ANSYS simulation software, and just in time for the 2012 London Summer Olympics, Speedo has introduced the Fastskin3 racing system, which offers a new and apparently legal ...

Tech suits, as they're called, can have a big impact on swimmers' performance. Ultimately, the goal of Speedo's Fastskin LZR Intent 2.0 and the Fastskin LZR Valor 2.0 is to reduce friction, or ...

The 2016 Summer Olympics kick off in Rio on August 5, and although many of the swimmers haven’t even qualified to compete yet, last night in a warehouse in New York City’s Garment District, amidst ...

The latest Fastskin suits—the Fastskin LZR Pure Intent and Fastskin LZR Pure Valor—feature bold new designs and harness much of the same tech as their predecessors, which have been worn by ...

Speedo says its Fastskin3 swimsuit, cap and googles are the most streamlined ever. The company, which invested four years and 55,000 man hours developing the swimwear, claims it produces a 16.6 ...

They followed this up with a Fastskin LR Racer Elite 2 in 2013. Speedo's offering for the 2016 Rio Olympics, was the Fastskin LZR Racer X, which resulted in 46% of all the swimming medals won at ...

Australia’s formidable swim team, the Dolphins, are gearing up for the Paris 2024 Olympics with a groundbreaking addition to their arsenal – Speedo’s latest Fastskin swimsuits.

Speedo will provide Jessie Lacuna and Jasmine Alkhaldi with the brand’s most revolutionary technology – the Fastskin3 – when the Filipino tankers compete in this month’s Olympic Games in ...