Posted on 07/06/2016 8:21:42 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
The U.S. Olympic rowing team will appear in seamless unisuits when they hit the bay waters of Rio de Janeiro this summer. Though many viewers will notice only the second-skin fit, these innovative suits will also be providing much-needed protection against the foul waters of Guanabara Bay. The unisuits are knitted with antimicrobial material, their designer said. "The new unisuit and other apparel are finished with a general antimicrobial to control exposure to most bacteria that rowers may come in contact with in the water," said Mark Sunderland, a textile engineer at Philadelphia University. Not only are the suits wearable technologies, they are environmentally friendly, as the manufacturing process for each suit produces less than a gram of waste: not even the weight of a piece of paper, Sunderland explained.
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Jeez...they cannot simply find a cleaner body of water to hold the Olympic swimming / rowing events?
Most of Rio is a giant toilet bowl, anyway.
It would probably be healthier. It's a disgrace that we're subjecting our best athletes to this third world hell hole after they've spent their entire lives training to be the best.
Couldn’t they just hold the rowing event in a cesspool? ...................................... What after the high diving competition?
Rower’s in the punch bowl?
Wow, some Olympics. Those who compete in outdoor water events have to wear hazmat suits. They probably ought to be wearing body armor also.
Cup included?
This is beyond stupid!
The key word is "most".
Sounds like what you used to get surfing at Pleasure Point in Santa Cruz, CA - floating turds. Guys were always getting sick surfing there. Great break, still popular - don’t know if they ever fixed the sewage problem.
The funny part is...This article is written as if the problem is solved by wearing hazmat suits! WTF? It’s Political Correctness gone nuts!
Turds in the water...What more could an Olympic rower ask for?
Worse yet, the marathon swimming event is going to be held in Guanabara Bay. No suit will protect against swallowing sewage.
These are people navigating them in boats, and subject to occasional splashes. I think it likely that the swimmers will just boycott it.
Up (*Bleep*) Creek without a paddle?
I have heard nothing good about the Olympics in Rio. How the heck did it get awarded to them?
Rowing is not easy in a suit of armor.
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