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!!
:)
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A Speedo endurance is all he needs. I don't see any value at all of buying a 9 year old a tech suit. Personally, I find tech suits for 10/unders to be a colossal waste of money and more about the parents than the kids. Most young kids are already ripped. Just buy a size down from what you have. I asked my daughters what the fast boys wear on their teams and they said the fastest boys all wear traditional briefs over jammers.
If you must buy a tech suit for a 9 year old buy an aquablade about two sizes too small. They are cheap. I wear a 26 in my tech suits, although my wife says it is borderline obscene, maybe over the border.
I agree. The Speedo endurance suits are the best bang for your buck. I had one last like 2 years. I probably could have kept going with it but is was pilling.
I'm also not sure of the value of a $200 tech suit for a kid. What is his level of competition. Each to his (or her) own though. While it may not be so important for time, it might make your kid more motivated and feel like he's really into it, and that's great. Somehow having the latest and greatest makes kids so much more interested in sports. Growing up playing lacrosse in a well to do town, I remember kids spending $600+ a season on top of the line equipment that they would outgrow the next year. It was probably a complete was of money, but I think it made everyone more interested. Better equipment, better performance in their mind.
In my high school state tournament for swimming, the kid who won the 500 Free won by a landslide, close to 30 seconds ahead of the 2nd place kid. He was an absolutely phenomenal swimmer, and very smart. He wasn't wearing a tech suit, just a regular jammer. He wasn't even wearing a swim cap.
A Speedo endurance is all he needs. I don't see any value at all of buying a 9 year old a tech suit. Personally, I find tech suits for 10/unders to be a colossal waste of money and more about the parents than the kids. Most young kids are already ripped. Just buy a size down from what you have. I asked my daughters what the fast boys wear on their teams and they said the fastest boys all wear traditional briefs over jammers.
If you must buy a tech suit for a 9 year old buy an aquablade about two sizes too small. They are cheap. I wear a 26 in my tech suits, although my wife says it is borderline obscene, maybe over the border.
I agree. The Speedo endurance suits are the best bang for your buck. I had one last like 2 years. I probably could have kept going with it but is was pilling.
I'm also not sure of the value of a $200 tech suit for a kid. What is his level of competition. Each to his (or her) own though. While it may not be so important for time, it might make your kid more motivated and feel like he's really into it, and that's great. Somehow having the latest and greatest makes kids so much more interested in sports. Growing up playing lacrosse in a well to do town, I remember kids spending $600+ a season on top of the line equipment that they would outgrow the next year. It was probably a complete was of money, but I think it made everyone more interested. Better equipment, better performance in their mind.
In my high school state tournament for swimming, the kid who won the 500 Free won by a landslide, close to 30 seconds ahead of the 2nd place kid. He was an absolutely phenomenal swimmer, and very smart. He wasn't wearing a tech suit, just a regular jammer. He wasn't even wearing a swim cap.
