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The US Rowing Team Will Have Hi-Tech Suits To Increase Performance And Protect Against The Zika Virus

Related Topics: Rowing (sport), Zika virus

The U.S. Rowing Team will be decked out in new apparel at the games in Rio. Boathouse Sports, the official outfitter of the team since 2009, will be supplying the team with new seamless unisuits designed specifically for rowers competing this summer. The unisuits are designed for better performance and mobility while also providing protection for the Rio climate, “The seamless construction and other innovations in the unisuit take it to another level of technology in performance wear,” said Mark Sunderland a Textile Engineer that partnered with Boathouse to create the suit. “There’s nothing else like this out there, we are setting a new standard of excellence in rowing wear.