Some Aging Competitors Call High-Tech Swimsuits Dirty Poo
The Wall Street Journal
Nov. 3, 2009
By Suzanne Sataline
The 50,000 members of U.S. Masters Swimming are divided over polymers, too. Some members of this association for swimmers 18 and older are accusing their fellows of unfair propulsion and are pushing for a ban. But pressure from many senior swimmers has kept the suits legal for now. As tight as a corset, the new speed suits make the wearer sleeker and more streamlined. They soak up less water, reducing drag. They compress muscle and can shave off seconds. "You're...on top of the water," says Joel Stager, an exercise physiologist at Indiana University in Bloomington and a Masters swimmer. "Your legs feel effortless."
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