Story highlights U.S. Olympic rowing team will wear suits designed with antimicrobial featuresThe sexy unisuits are also environmentally friendly(CNN) The U.S. Olympic rowing team will appear in seamless unisuits when they hit the bay waters of Rio de Janeiro this summer. Heil believed the origin of the infection was Rio's Marina da Gloria, where the Olympic sailing competitions will take place. The new U.S. Olympic rowing team unisuit. Last year, scores of dead fish appeared in the Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon, where the Olympic rowing and canoe sprint events will take place. The unisuits are knitted with antimicrobial material, their designer said.

Source: CNN June 28, 2016 14:20 UTC