From the Today Show
Matt Lauer:
>>> we are just 240 days away from the opening ceremony of the 2012 london olympics. usa swimmers, ryan phelps, ryan lochte and katie franklin, natalie. you're unveiling something newell' be seeing in competition, i don't normally say could you please take your jacket off but would you please? what is this we're going to see?
>> this is the new speedo fs3 and this is the cap that goes with it, the and the goggles that go with it, i will show you.
>> why is this new and revolutionary?
>> because this is the first time it's a three-piece system that everything goes together so you buy it, the buy the cap, the goggles, the suit and makes you more hydrodynamic and it has a body stability web which compresses you.
>> we're going to see more of it and talk to you about where you guys are in training as you prepare for london, but first these messages and your local news.
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Speedo has a preorder countdown on their site
www.speedousa.com/.../index.jsp
wonder how much better the suit is and what the improvements are?
Speedo unveils FASTSKIN3
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Win a Speedo Fastskin3 experience - YouTube
Counterpoint - I can't imagine spending tons and tons of hours training, getting up early, torturing myself and letting $400 stand between me and my goal time for an event at a big meet.Counter, counterpoint -- I can't imagine I'll ever spend tons and tons of hours training as a Masters swimmer (e.g., a massive week of training for me is about 10 hours) to the point where I could justify that the incremental $300 to $375 (Tracer to Yingfa delta) would be borne out in performance gains with super-elite jammers. Bring back the body suits and I'll gladly lay down the cash. Jammers, no way. I'm glad there are people who think otherwise, though, because the scads of profit Speedo and other companies will make on these suits will help to support our sport.
Counterpoint - I can't imagine spending tons and tons of hours training, getting up early, torturing myself and letting $400 stand between me and my goal time for an event at a big meet.Counter, counterpoint -- I can't imagine I'll ever spend tons and tons of hours training as a Masters swimmer (e.g., a massive week of training for me is about 10 hours) to the point where I could justify that the incremental $300 to $375 (Tracer to Yingfa delta) would be borne out in performance gains with super-elite jammers. Bring back the body suits and I'll gladly lay down the cash. Jammers, no way. I'm glad there are people who think otherwise, though, because the scads of profit Speedo and other companies will make on these suits will help to support our sport.
