The swimsuit competition: Revolutionary suits obliterate pool records
Friday, May 23, 2008 - 15:49
in Earth & Climate
There's been a revolution in the swimming pool as world records have been falling at a dizzying pace. It's normal for swimming records to be broken in the run-up to the Olympic games - on average, five records during the year leading to the Games - as athletes get themselves into Olympic form. But by the time the world short-course swimming championships in Manchester, England wrapped up in early April, 37 world records had fallen. New swimsuit technology was credited with the unprecedented surge in pool performance.