KARACHI: British swimmers will wear especially designed Adidas swimsuit that could give them as much as two percent advantage over their rivals to win gold at the Olympics.
Australian five-time Olympic swimming champion Ian Thorpe tested the swimsuit and said “they could make a difference.”
”It might sound like a minimal advantage, but it could be significant,” the swimming star said.
It would remain personal choice of British participants whether they want to use this special kit by team sponsors Adidas or other brands with which they have endorsement contracts. However, it is anticipated that 80 percent of British participants would wear them.
Udo Mueller, a spokesman for the Adidas innovations department, said, “We believe we have created a suit that will give all the swimmers who wear it a big advantage. We tested it against all our rivals and it absorbs 32 per cent less water than all the other manufacturers’ [kit].”
”It is also incredibly light. In all we believe it could see a two per cent improvement in performance. We cannot be certain because it has never been tested in the Olympics,” Mueller said.
“In testing, our swimmers were very impressed. Because of the positioning of the seams, because of the material we use, because of what we call the hydrophobic finish and the way the compression aspects of the suit support the muscles, it gives the swimmers a better position in the water,” he concluded.
Swimmers who tested the swimsuit could feel the difference and as mentioned the suit could be of huge benefit to the swimmers at Olympics.
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