So, in the time I've been a member of this forum I have never seen a debate about this, though I feel it could have be rehashed a thousand times.
For practice and regular meets, what are your suit preferences?
For practice: I usually do a brief with a drag suit. If I'm out of shape or my quads are hurting, I'll use a jammer for the extra compression.
For regular meets: I usually do whatever the team suit is, which has varied over the years. I prefer the brief because of more flexibility.
In big competitions*:, I would use a leg skin and if I had the need to buy one today, I'd probably go with a tech jammer.
*Regionals, States, Nationals, etc
For practice I use primarily speedo endurance products. Regular meets I go for the speedo xtra-life or aqua blade.
I used to get a lot of crap for wearing a brief, but now I feel like they're making a comeback. I like to think I converted some people on my high school team. Actually, the only person who really gives me crap anymore are my friends who don't swim and my girlfriend (who does swim). She says the ugliest part of a guy is the upper outside thigh the brief doesn't cover.
So, in the time I've been a member of this forum I have never seen a debate about this, though I feel it could have be rehashed a thousand times.
I'd guess I've seen this topic at least 2-3x a year since I've been a member of the USMS forums.
I've been wearing a brief w/drag suit to swim for as long as I can remember. If I'm feeling especially tired, have fried legs (from biking or running), I'll sometimes just go with just a brief. If I do a fast swim during the set, I sometimes take off the drag suit.
I own exactly 1 swim jammer, and it is a Yingfa that I bought last year for $25. I've worn it twice, and it isn't something I'd want to wear any longer than I have to.
For meets, I'll either wear that jammer and also have a Speedo Fastskin brief (got it on clearance for $15 I think). I don't swim in meets often enough that either make that much of a difference.
So, in the time I've been a member of this forum I have never seen a debate about this, though I feel it could have be rehashed a thousand times.
I'd guess I've seen this topic at least 2-3x a year since I've been a member of the USMS forums.
I've been wearing a brief w/drag suit to swim for as long as I can remember. If I'm feeling especially tired, have fried legs (from biking or running), I'll sometimes just go with just a brief. If I do a fast swim during the set, I sometimes take off the drag suit.
I own exactly 1 swim jammer, and it is a Yingfa that I bought last year for $25. I've worn it twice, and it isn't something I'd want to wear any longer than I have to.
For meets, I'll either wear that jammer and also have a Speedo Fastskin brief (got it on clearance for $15 I think). I don't swim in meets often enough that either make that much of a difference.
