Simulation software from engineering company ANSYS was used to produce Speedo's new Fastskin Racing System.

In engineering the three components – the Fastskin suit, cap and goggles – Speedo’s Aqualab facility used data from more than 1,200 separate simulations conducted using ANSYS multiphysics software. By replicating the dynamic pressures of competitive swimming in a risk-free virtual design environment, these simulations helped engineers to minimise the effects of turbulence and drag, mitigate the impact force generated by a dive and maximise the structural strength of the goggle assembly.

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