The Controversy Over the LZR Racer Suit in College Swimming

At 5 am, swimmers all over the world practiced or jumped into the pool. In the day, the swimmer enters the water again and practices for several more hours. In addition to this, there is always weight and some kind of dry land activity. Some teams incorporate yoga and pilates to increase flexibility. It is almost impossible to live a social life beyond the swimming team. These weeks are exhausted when trying to maintain school work, actually high physical demands, meals every three hours, and normal life.

After three years of research and development by Aqualab (Speedo's global R & D organization), they announced a new LZR Fast Racer package designed for swimming competitors. As part of their study, Aqualab partnered with numerous global partners including NASA, ANSYS, University of Otago and the Australian Sports Association to create ultra-lightweight and powerful waterproof materials that mitigate muscle vibration with powerful compression It was. Reduce skin vibration, skin friction resistance

Speedo products account for over 70% of the competitive swimsuit market, but Speedo's flagship product, LZR Racer, has been out of stock for a long time and has transformed its customer base into other optional products . The delivery time of Speedo USA will be longer because only one factory supplies LZR Racer to the world. LZR Racer is Speedo's multimillion dollar R & D product and the main goal is to recover the cost of selling more products first before competitors lose their identity. However, Speedo has produced demand in the market that only adversely affects the fund. Speedo, a competitor of TYR, launched a replica called Tracer Rise, similar to LZR, and Arena launched R-evolution. TYR set is heavier than LZR material and provides additional support Arena set is 5 grams lighter than LZR.