Technology Suited for Success

American Michael Phelps entered the history books yesterday becoming the lone Olympian to have earned more than 9 career gold medals.

The picture above shows him starting the race to his 10th gold medal in the 200-meter butterfly. He would later capture gold medal #11 while leading off the 800-meter freestyle relay.

Phelps is shown wearing the Speedo LZR RACER Legskin suit. This water-repellant and seamless swimsuit is designed to shape the swimmer’s body by holding the muscles tightly and creating a slick, stable surface for the water to flow over. This reduces drag and eases the motions of Phelps and other Olympic swimmers who don this gear.

-- LiveScience Staff

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Image Credit: The Associated Press