Speedo Sunday

SPEEDO announced the launch of the FASTSKIN FS-PRO, the fastest and most powerful lightweight swimsuit ever made. The newest addition to the brand's stable of elite speed suits, the FASTSKIN FS-PRO is a lightweight yet equally fast alternative to Speedo's evolutionary FASTSKIN FSII suit, which was worn by swimmers who earned 47 medals at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Athletes will compete in the FASTSKIN FS-PRO at the 12th FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Australia, March 17 - April 1, 2007.

Speedo enlisted the world's top elite swimmers, including six-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps, to aid in the research and development of the FASTSKIN FS-PRO. Phelps played a key role in testing the suit as one of the first athletes to wear it in the water.

"The brand always listens to its athletes and the end result is that we feel confident wearing Speedo as we step up to the blocks," said Phelps. "I have been involved in the development and testing since the first prototype was produced. The combination of the lightweight fabric and the speed it gives me make the Speedo FASTSKIN FS-PRO feel like a second skin."

Developed in the Speedo Aqualab, the brand's research and development headquarters, the FASTSKIN FS-PRO was engineered in response to feedback from athletes and coaches who were looking for a suit that had all the speed and compression of Speedo's FASTSKIN and FSII but in a lightweight fabric. Tests have shown the FASTSKIN FS-PRO suit to have the lowest passive drag results of any lightweight woven suit on the market, helping athletes move even faster through the water.