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SEALs to Get Swimming Gizmo

New device will help fighters swim up to 150% faster and arrive less tired

By Jonas Oransky,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 8, 2007 6:08 PM CDT

(Newser) – Navy SEALs will be swimming to their targets up to 150% faster when they get a new Pentagon gizmo called a PowerSwim. It looks like a mini-glider that attaches to a diver's legs, Popular Mechanics reports. SEALs reportedly take about 2 hours to master it;...   Read full story »

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