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Early Materials in Swimming

Early Materials in Swimming

  • 1970: Elastane in swimsuit manufacturing, preceding cotton, wool, and silk. (fig.1)
  • 2000: Speedo Fastskin suit, mimicking shark skin, breaks numerous records
  • 2010: FINA imposes stricter regulations on swimsuit permeability, buoyancy, thickness, and design

Recent Developments

Recent Developments

  • Arena’s racing suit line incorporates up to 3% carbon fibres into polyamide and nylon for enhanced compression, and durability (fig.2)
  • Development of lightweight swimming goggles with carbon fibre-reinforced polyamide 66 eyecup frames, although this remains a prototype (fig.3)
  • Infrastructure elements such as starting blocks are often made of glass fibre composites (fig. 2)

Gallery

Gallery

Elastane in swimsuit manufacturing, preceding cotton, wool, and silk
1. Elastane in swimsuit manufacturing, preceding cotton, wool, and silk

 

Arena’s racing suit line incorporates up to 3% carbon fibres into polyamide and nylon for enhanced compression, and durability
2. Arena’s racing suit line incorporates up to 3% carbon fibres into polyamide and nylon for enhanced compression, and durability

 

Development of lightweight swimming goggles with carbon fibre-reinforced polyamide 66 eyecup frames, although this remains a prototype
3. Development of lightweight swimming goggles with carbon fibre-reinforced polyamide 66 eyecup frames, although this remains a prototype
On the road to Olympic and Paralympic Games

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