Caeleb Dressel attempted to become the first swimmer to break the 20-second barrier in the 50m free.
He didn’t quite manage.
A video released today by Speedo today shows Dressel take two attempts, clocking 20.41 as his fastest time.
“The suit doesn’t make the swimmer. The swimmer makes the suit,” Dressel said after making the attempt.
Dressel, a 13-time world champion, completed the sub-20 challenge in a 50 meter (short course) pool while wearing Speedo’s LZR Racer full-body suit, the now-banned high-tech swimsuit that Michael Phelps and others donned at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.