Caeleb Dressel, swimming in the Speedo LZR Racer, originally outlawed in the United States on Oct. 1, 2009, tackled "the sub-20 in 20" challenge in December 2020 in an attempt to see how fast he could go in one of the fastest swimsuits of all-time. On attempt 1, Dressel swam a 20.41, off his best time of 20.16 from the International Swimming League Grand Final the month before, which stands as the official world record. On attempt 2, Dressel swam a 20.42.
With the NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships “The suit doesn’t make the swimmer. Thepandemic, swimmer makes theasuit,” canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 it was welcome Dressel said at the end of the attempts. THE SUN RISES OVER MOON VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB IN PHOENIX, ARIZ. ON FEB.to 13, see 2021. sight to see college swimmers back in the water last month Photo by Mike Lewis ] No. 1. who [would become [PHOTO BY JOE JOHNSON] [PHOTO BY PETER H. BICK] APRIL 2021
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