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Published: Thu, 30 Jul 2009
Description: Controversial high-tech threads upending world of competitive swimming
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" The controversy is getting really needed now for -- high tech's wins it seems to be -- the world of competitive swimming even Michael Phelps himself we saw there. Is now threatening to stay out of the pool until this issue over. You can actually wear the Swenson who's going to be wearing it is finally settled."
" Well this controversy exploded at the world swimming championships in rolled this week what -- German happily beat Phelps his world record by -- second. At an eternity in competitive swimming. That -- Paul -- man was wearing the new X -- all polyurethane suit design. To reduce friction to nearly zero and keep a swimmer buoyant in the water and Phelps was wearing last year's model. Made -- just 50% polyurethane and now swimmers and coaches are demanding action. The that the level to level the playing field joining us on the phone -- Shauna sale it was a senior writer with ESP -- The magazine job -- a swimsuit really make that much of the difference."
" Oh absolutely correct I mean what do you do to do -- first they compress your muscles so that you don't get -- thought that -- trapped air between the student your skin. Making you more poignant brilliantly that buoyancy and speed in you that you want to clean 100. Hundreds -- records have fallen from -- of -- competition."
" incredible and it's something that's at play here is that you -- Michael -- just get a -- but he's got to deal with -- and they don't have the same -- is that right."
" Right getting rid of the comparison is imagined in baseball is if a player -- a deal to take one kind of steroids and player wide -- to take another. I mean that's what that didn't Bloomington steroid controversy and -- the darn thing about it fifteen it didn't see it coming or they did becoming they were so scared by the money to. Swimsuit interest they didn't have to now they have a bonafide metal on there."
" what's Phelps couldn't do I mean he has coaches are talking about. You know possibly boycotting international competition until this kind of a rule change."
" Well acted like you find a little bit pot calling the kettle black -- you know Michael Phelps. Poster boy for speed -- introduced into -- last year when it was you know it was the bomb now from the field overtaken them though I think I do think. Next year the street is looking at -- all of these questions what do you do. With these records now and you know now you have -- that asterisk."
" You're well it does kind of remind me of baseball where people say you know all those records were broken I think the guys were used steroids look I you go back -- ever -- those records again. And they really fair should they have the asterisk battle --"
" People albeit -- an assumption or a very nice guy -- You know that is the amount that he he trashed two of the world record in the 200 meter freestyle. With so much that you just I don't know that your yeah it's not going to be able to be done naturally that's the main problem the track and field best. I mean they were a lot of these records that -- set that. People are sure we're steroid record what do you do and I think you know you're gonna put an asterisk next to them and they will be it will be -- aided records just like contract appeals level wind aided."
" We should we should just -- to our viewers that Biederman the one who smashed records on the left and in that suit and Phelps is the one on the right in the in the old suit. And give it is not a sliver who is in Michael Phelps a category mean is is not a guy who has had a lot of championships there are battles before right so that's why was -- system."
" Americans may have sure he's a nice guy that -- he he better enjoy -- fifteen minutes now."
" And it went -- the one other thing yeah. Simply -- they take like fifteen minutes to get -- to them you have to weird things on your hands in your seats they don't -- but. One at least it's it's so tight on the spectrum was an American -- parents Spitzer. -- Call it the blue ribbon now Bret well this kind of money can the same competition these things -- on so tight that he said he went in debt dive in the pool the thanked gore. Right down his bomb and he went swimming anyway south. Crazy idea that it."
" Note the beautiful. You know look it means you lady got can barely torso with. -- That's just. 200 harassment free swimming amid the great sports that the thing at the Michael Phelps -- more than anybody. To put a booming bat back on the -- that bright immediate brought so even after the bond controversy. That died down people Stiller are you know are paying attention now and in the non Olympic year people are paying attention to the world championship it's huge interest living. -- got to get them. The dealt with in in dealt with fast they can't worry about them from this."
" And -- Phelps is still done incredibly well even where the old suit that's just how remark."
" Well okay that's good I mean that's the great thing that played a great actually want that you couldn't that that that the satellite into makers apple argued though is that -- Michael Phelps has great genetic. Why should he get there -- be allowed to win with a strategic direction of -- be able to sort of evened the score -- equipment and that's sort of the equipment. The verses nature argument that we see problems or this would not be what the deal --"
" So Shawn -- would ESPN the magazine's -- very good so good reference to lady got -- that -- happening now we don't talk about about leading god got."
" Try to work that in everything even doing nothing moderate. --"
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