Baltimore Sun: Low-slung swimwear may reduce water's drag, UB biophysicist says

An article in the Baltimore Sun on Olympic medalist Michael Phelps and his low-slung swimwear quotes David Pendergast, professor of physiology and biophysics, who discusses the impact drag has on a swimmer and speculates that the way Phelps wears his suit may serve as a form of drag-reducing technology. He also discusses swimwear that he and Joseph Mollendorf, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, helped develop for Tyr that features a raised ridge that alters the flow of water around the body and decreases drag. Go to article.