**Swimsuit research..yes really..Britain and Japan

A pair of old cutoff blue jeans just aren't going to do for Olympic swimmers.

It can take years to develop a new swimsuit material from scratch for competitive swimmers, but with just weeks to go before the Olympics, Japanese manufacturers are trying to do just that. They have been forced to try to come up with something after the Nottingham, UK-based firm Speedo developed a new bodysuit, LZR Racer, which has sent world records tumbling. The new suit has helped swimmers around the world break 30 world records in three months. It sucks the muscles into the perfect shape to swim. Lighter than others, it repels water, reducing drag.

 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7434159.stm
 $632 Swimsuits..British and Japanese Olympic competition

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