Hi. I am a parent of 9 y.o. boy, with great swimming potential. :)
For the past 3 years I've been buying jammers just based on the fit (and kept buying a size larger every year). Now, I've decided to actually check recommended sizing.
He is very tall - 4'10". His waist is about 26 and every site states that for this waist size should be 26. I am so confused as my son is wearing size 30 and I am thinking to already buy size 32 (next season).
I am looking for recommendation from coaches and professional swimmers! Maybe I am wrong with sizing and that potentially can be not so good for his timing. I am also planning to buy an expensive suit for his swim meets (Blueseventy NERO TX Men's Jammer) and I don't want to make a mistake in sizing.
Please share your opinion! Thanks!!
:)
I appreciate more comments!
I was looking for an advice on both Practice and Meet suits.
His current practice suit is Sporti (80% Nylon/20% Lycra Spandex).
His current meet suit (didn't have choice, ordered through team) - Speedo Aquablade #705966.
Both seem to hold to chlorine fine, but now I truly see that I've been buying suits which are at least 2 sizes too big. With waist 26, he should be wearing now size 26 or even 24 for meets. And he is currently wearing 30. I have thought that it's pretty tight for him, looking only how it fits his waste, but after swimming, his bottom part would become saggy and now I know - it's not supposed to be like that! That most likely worsened his timing.
So following everyone's recommendations I've ordered proper sizes for Practice and Meet. For meets I got TYR Tracer Light Jammer. This will be his first sort of high-end technical suit.
SCY season is over, so hopefully he'll get to wear his new suits for LCY season. :bliss:
Good luck
I've written a lot about suits in Swim Faster Faster
plus there's many improvement suggestions for swimmers of all ages
I appreciate more comments!
I was looking for an advice on both Practice and Meet suits.
His current practice suit is Sporti (80% Nylon/20% Lycra Spandex).
His current meet suit (didn't have choice, ordered through team) - Speedo Aquablade #705966.
Both seem to hold to chlorine fine, but now I truly see that I've been buying suits which are at least 2 sizes too big. With waist 26, he should be wearing now size 26 or even 24 for meets. And he is currently wearing 30. I have thought that it's pretty tight for him, looking only how it fits his waste, but after swimming, his bottom part would become saggy and now I know - it's not supposed to be like that! That most likely worsened his timing.
So following everyone's recommendations I've ordered proper sizes for Practice and Meet. For meets I got TYR Tracer Light Jammer. This will be his first sort of high-end technical suit.
SCY season is over, so hopefully he'll get to wear his new suits for LCY season. :bliss:
Good luck
I've written a lot about suits in Swim Faster Faster
plus there's many improvement suggestions for swimmers of all ages
