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1 Developing technological swimsuits for the Olympics Based on Speedo website information

2 1992: Speedo launches the worlds first fast suit, the S2000, at the Barcelona Olympics

3 1996: Speedo launches Aquablade suit at the Atlanta Olympics 76% of medals won wearing Speedo Aquablade

4 2000: Speedo launches FASTSKIN at the Sydney Olympics 83% of medals won wearing Speedo FASTSKIN Fabric designed to mimic the denticles (scales) of the world's fastest aquatic creature the shark

5 2004: Speedo launches FSII at the Athens Olympics 47 medals won by swimmers wearing Speedo

6 2007: Speedo launches FASTSKIN FS-PRO 21 world records broken in less than 12 months by swimmers wearing FS-PRO

7 2008: Speedo launches LZR RACER The most revolutionary performance swimming suit ever made. The results…?

8 Is it acceptable… to improve performance through developing new equipment e.g the LZR swimsuit? Drugs, such as EPO blood booster?

9 Is it acceptable… to improve performance through developing new drugs e.g. EPO which boosts the oxygen capacity of blood?

10 Is it acceptable… to put resources into the development of sporting equipment when there are so many scientific problems facing the worlds poorer people?

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