LZR Racer - (Tag)

By Lianne McCluskey, Swimming World Intern. It has been one decade since FINA banned the now infamous tech suit and ended the "shiny suit era" - one in which the world saw records falling at an alarming rate. In an article written by the late Steve Connor in The Independent (see link at bottom of ar...

Caeleb Dressel Comes Up Shy of Sub-20 Effort In Outlawed Speedo LZR Bodysuit Caeleb Dressel, swimming in the Speedo LZR Racer, originally outlawed in the United States on October 1, 2009, tackled the sub 20 in 20 challenge this week in California in an attempt to see how fast he can go in one of the...

Caeleb Dressel will partner with Speedo in an attempt to break the 20-second barrier over short-course meters in a 50-meter freestyle, with Dressel wearing a Fastskin LZR Racer. The attempt will be released via social media at noon Eastern time on Dec. 10. The attempt requires Dressel donning the no...

Misfit and Speedo announced the launch of a Speedo-branded activity, swim, and sleep tracker called Speedo Shine. Speedo Shine will initially be available in retail exclusively at Apple stores worldwide on September 1st, as well as on misfit.com, and Speedo’s online stores (speedostore.com, speedost...

PHOENIX, Arizona, February 6. SIX years ago this month, Speedo introduced the LZR Racer to the world, and a new era in swimming was born. The suit was the first to feature polyurethane panels that increased buoyancy and had everyone clamoring for one once it made its on-deck debut in the United Stat...

LOS ANGELES, California, June 19. SPEEDO USA, a division of PVH Corp. (NYSE: PVH), and the American Red Cross today announced a new, multi-year agreement that will see SPEEDO USA serve as the exclusive licensee of the American Red Cross in the Begin to Swim category. Beginning in 2015, select Speedo...