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
Win a Speedo Fastskin3 experience - YouTube
Win a Speedo Fastskin3 experience - YouTube
The new high waisted Speedo suits remind me that after the suit ban I pitched a high waisted suit for men concept to both Speedo and B70 based on the theory that the more coverage the better, the new rules allowed it and, especially for masters, it would enable us to contain the floppy love handle area. I even (tongue-in-cheek) named it "The Record Waister". I noted we'd all have to get used to the new look, but if boxers can get away with it why not swimmers. Guess who got totally blown off. I still believe in the design concept. Now George, get on the stick and get those Yingfa folks to come up with their own high waisted suits for $50 or so.
Rich,
I agree that more coverage is faster, especially for older swimmers.
Right up to the belly button & just above the knee.
Many male swimmers wear theirs low, but hey they look cool.
If you see my recent 2010 & beyond meet photos & vids
I'm the dork with my jammers jacked up high. The top my suit can go just above my hip bones. More coverage & compression falls in the IMPROVE THE VESSEL category.
Some Dumb suit Manufacturers don't provide enough fabric to pull em up .
My other suggestion each male swimmer has a sweet spot for their jammer to cover their backs & it depends on how their backs are shaped. Ideally you want to go up as high as possible but some muscular swimmers lats create hole that let's in water, so they need to lower theirs to the best position. The front & back doesnt need to be level.
I also noticed slightly too high slightly impairs my breathing.
The new high waisted Speedo suits remind me that after the suit ban I pitched a high waisted suit for men concept to both Speedo and B70 based on the theory that the more coverage the better, the new rules allowed it and, especially for masters, it would enable us to contain the floppy love handle area. I even (tongue-in-cheek) named it "The Record Waister". I noted we'd all have to get used to the new look, but if boxers can get away with it why not swimmers. Guess who got totally blown off. I still believe in the design concept. Now George, get on the stick and get those Yingfa folks to come up with their own high waisted suits for $50 or so.
Rich,
I agree that more coverage is faster, especially for older swimmers.
Right up to the belly button & just above the knee.
Many male swimmers wear theirs low, but hey they look cool.
If you see my recent 2010 & beyond meet photos & vids
I'm the dork with my jammers jacked up high. The top my suit can go just above my hip bones. More coverage & compression falls in the IMPROVE THE VESSEL category.
Some Dumb suit Manufacturers don't provide enough fabric to pull em up .
My other suggestion each male swimmer has a sweet spot for their jammer to cover their backs & it depends on how their backs are shaped. Ideally you want to go up as high as possible but some muscular swimmers lats create hole that let's in water, so they need to lower theirs to the best position. The front & back doesnt need to be level.
I also noticed slightly too high slightly impairs my breathing.
