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The latest summer Olympics in Beijing saw the international introduction of the LZR Racer suits by Speedo. Michael Phelps wore the suit and got 8 medals. He wasn’t the only one breaking records wearing that thing. So I hear.

Now the kiddies in college and even younger are seeking out the perishable suits at 550$ a pop. The suits are in top form for three meets. After that, the quality drastically falls. Part of their awesomeness is how they fit the swimmer like skin. It stretches after being used and peeled off a few times. Budgets are stopping many teams from getting a set uniform, but those with the money can acquire them. Coaches and committees alike fear there will be a great divide between those competitors with the means and those without. Though the suits have not been scientifically shown to improve performance, the outcome of the Olympic Games this year is leading folks to believe otherwise.

Speedo is offering discounts to some NCAA teams to help combat cost, but many are asking for a ban on the suits in amateur events. An even worse outcome of this mess: kids quitting the sport due to financial issues. How bogus. As reported by the Washington Post, USA Swimming has already banned the suits for 12 years of age and younger. What makes this thing so great, other than look fanfuckingtastic on swimmer bods? Gizmodo’s Jack Lotus gave the lowdown in back in August,

The seams are ultrasonically welded together and the Hyrdo[sic] Form Compression system holds the swimmer’s abdomen and other bits at an optimal position for streamlining. The suit is made up off three pieces, which were cut from a three-dimensional pattern to hug the body more closely. Word on the street is it takes about 15 minutes or so to squeeze into this marvel of modern swimming pool engineering.

It looks like the suit’s awesomeness is equal to a brace for an ankle or a wrist. It provides external support for the muscles and joints with the tension of the fabric. Certain parts require more strength than others due to the nature of the muscle being covered, like the gluts or apparently the hamstrings. The tension is the best when the suit is new, and it breaks down the more it is used and stretched. Wraps suck after a few weeks of constant use. They lose their elasticity. Wraps don’t cost several hundred dollars, though.

People commenting on the article in Deadspin have decided that to end this coming separation is for swimmers to compete in the nude. Works for me.

buy your own suit!
Speedo’s fancy website special for the Racer
washington post article
deadspin article
gizmodo
USA Swimming’s official website

and making them mad. somehow this isn’t so inspiring.

if this ad was made by a female, i will become sad. if anything, having rotund buns makes it way, way, WAY harder to find clothes in the shops. so fuck you, nike, and you’re treating girls like sexy running things that are primarily here to look good. fuck. off.

deadspin ilu

Okay. Jaime Nared is 12-years-old and playing on boys’ traveling basketball teams, and she’s not allowed to play on the team anymore because she is too good. This is the 12-year-old level. The gal is already 6′1″ and is schooling the guys. Forget the girls’ teams her age. She beats the pulp out of them, too. Her good friend, Kailee Johnson, is one grade older than her. And 6′2″. They play on the local high school’s girls’ team together. People are pissed about Jaime trying playing with the boys because… well i’m not sure why. And playing on the high school team is pissing off the parents of girls that miiiiight be getting less court time because the middle-schooler is there. Dudes… she’s really good. Chill the fuck out.

For those who don’t play sports, the general tradition of females versus males is that males tend to be faster, stronger, and more agile than females. Males naturally have more testosterone and therefore can retain muscle mass growth better than females. They play at different levels and therefore play on different teams. But skill is pretty arbitrary. Jaime and I can only assume Kailee as well are screwing with that. HAH.

This is fucking cool.

NY Times article
Deadspin article

The Cincinnati Bengal’s Chad Johnson has officially changed his name to Chad Ocho Cinco.

…He’s number 85.

In case you weren’t sure.

espn article here. maybe it’s just a rumor.

Okie Chicago got a little cooler. Only a little.

The Chicago White Sox were visited on Wednesday by a dinosaur as a promotion for the Australian-born show, Walking With Dinosaurs, which is to play the United Center August 7th-17th.

you can check out the other photos here at the chicago tribune online thing.

OMAG DINOSAURS YES

wtf? girls are shitting in their undies and putting it on the noobs heads.

iz gross and reported by deadspin and stuff

i was looking at this fun post on deadspin by Drew Magary about getting in with your lady to be able to watch football, and he links to his old blog, Father knows Shit. He reminds me of Maddox. The blog had a short stint in 2006 — example post about music taste being destroyed by kurt cobain, and he now writes for Kissing Suzy Kolber, which i now realize i should be reading even though it’s mostly about sports.

i’m not saying… i’m just sayin’ is all.

PS: Braylon Edwards’ diamond undone ‘tie’ from the ESPY awards is freaking awesome

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take that!

Really that’s all i have to say. I’m excited to see who gets who and who gets made fun of. Since the Pens were number two this season, something tells me we won’t get the top picks. And that’s okay. Because we rock.

deadspin of course with their reference here

rookie card pose? probably.

This little kid could outrun a lot of people. On one leg. Back in his diaper years Adam Bender had his leg removed due to cancer. Since then, he’s been rocking it regardless of being monopedal. At eight years old he’s playing baseball, soccer, and football. He’s the catcher for his little league team. His leg must be nothing but muscle. Rock on, little dude. Check out the pictures at the bottom link. I would not want to face this kid running into home plate. His game face is intimidating.

video here: http://www.kentucky.com/211/story/420950.html