Caeleb Dressel could become the first swimmer to break 20 seconds in the 50m freestyle (short course) in a special event next week, wearing a now-banned high-tech swimsuit.
Dressel will wear Speedo’s LZR Racer full-body suit, which Michael Phelps and other swimmers donned en route to world records more than a decade ago, namely at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
The polyurethane suit — and others like it — were banned from Jan. 1, 2010, with men now limited to waist-to-knee “jammer” suits.
Olympic pools are 50 meters long. Dressel’s bid will come in a short-course, 25-meter pool.