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.
video.today.msnbc.msn.com/.../45491232
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
Former Member
Investing $200-$500 on swim attire is completely reasonable. I'd do it in a heartbeat if I worked half as hard at swimming as most people in this thread.
I am impressed at how far people in USMS push themselves, not just stubbornly keeping up the pretenses out of nostalgia, but actively adapting to the changes in the sport. The workouts and blog recaps that get posted are very strenuous for people who must also juggle careers and/or families. Seeing as how no one gets paid or receives a education scholarship for this effort, it must be out of genuine passion for what they are doing.
For something so important, most of you owe it to yourself to have a first class experience at a milestone swim meet. Even if you aren't pushing for first place, you are still racing against yourself and your own standards for performance.
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Is it possible that if you spend an xtra $200 to $500 you could be paying for a fiction novel?
Not only possible, but in the case of some companies and the products they have released, I would say it is probable.
Everyone has to pick and choose what products (if any) make sense.
Do you speak or know most USMS swimmers? NO. What difference does it make how one swims in regards to whether they purchase a suit? It is entirely a personal decision and I know plenty of swimmers who aren't at the very top of USMS who have the suits. Give it a rest already with your almost two year rant against the suits. If you don't like them, don't wear them but enough already with the endless griping about them. It's extra mcdumb now.
Hmm, I would feel a bit awkward wearing such an expensive suit and swim only moderate times. (which most swimmers do)
