German swimmers getting fast new suit

BERLIN - The LZR Racer has triggered a wave of world records in the pool. Now German swimmers say they could be clad in an even better high-tech suit at the Beijing Olympics.

Adidas developed a new suit after complaints in Germany that the country was headed to an Olympic fiasco against the Speedo suit.

"This gives us courage," said Helge Meeuw, silver medalist from the Athens Olympics men's 4x100 meter relay team. "This product is on the same level and may be even better."

During the first two months after the LZR Racer's introduction, 22 world records were shattered. Japan's Kosuke Kitajima swam the latest record Sunday in the suit, touching at 2 minutes, 7.51 seconds in the men's 200 meter breaststroke.