swimsuit question

I don't understand why this question gets such an impassioned response.A parent wants to get a child what she wants for Christmas.It is expensive and won't last long,but it is also useful and supports a healthy activity.Point taken. And, I'm certainly not anti-tech suits, as: I sincerely wish we'd go back to full body "Nero Comp" wonder suits for both genders, and my older daughters have worn and continue to wear tech suits (even though, to this day as a junior and sophomore in HS, they often swim their best times in a Nike or Speedo 'training' suit) sgor did ask for our opinions about "high performance" suits ... though I should've been more expansive in my initial response. So, FWIW, here goes. My issue is that I think focusing too much, too early on the 'gear' sends the wrong message to kids about the experience and the value of what the kid 'delivers' through his/her own performance independent of what they're wearing. Additionally, when it comes to what impacts a pre-teen or even early teens' swimming times, my hypothesis is that the suit being worn contributes relatively little. But, those are just my own swimming opinions. I still stand by my opinion that a Speedo Endurance (or similar long-lasting suit by other brands) provides a greater degree of high performance when considering performance across a wide array of metrics, e.g., Impact on the swimmer's time (because I think suit impact in the pre-teen years is negligible given everything else that's going on in their lives and growing bodies) Longevity Comfort Ease of use Personalization (e.g., who gets really excited about another black suit) With all that said, I do think sgor might struggle to find the right high tech suit without engaging her daughter in the process of selecting the suit. The number of variations in cut, size, feel, etc. in female suits is mind-boggling. Again, my opinion (which is what was asked for) and YMMV.

I don't understand why this question gets such an impassioned response.A parent wants to get a child what she wants for Christmas.It is expensive and won't last long,but it is also useful and supports a healthy activity.Point taken. And, I'm certainly not anti-tech suits, as: I sincerely wish we'd go back to full body "Nero Comp" wonder suits for both genders, and my older daughters have worn and continue to wear tech suits (even though, to this day as a junior and sophomore in HS, they often swim their best times in a Nike or Speedo 'training' suit) sgor did ask for our opinions about "high performance" suits ... though I should've been more expansive in my initial response. So, FWIW, here goes. My issue is that I think focusing too much, too early on the 'gear' sends the wrong message to kids about the experience and the value of what the kid 'delivers' through his/her own performance independent of what they're wearing. Additionally, when it comes to what impacts a pre-teen or even early teens' swimming times, my hypothesis is that the suit being worn contributes relatively little. But, those are just my own swimming opinions. I still stand by my opinion that a Speedo Endurance (or similar long-lasting suit by other brands) provides a greater degree of high performance when considering performance across a wide array of metrics, e.g., Impact on the swimmer's time (because I think suit impact in the pre-teen years is negligible given everything else that's going on in their lives and growing bodies) Longevity Comfort Ease of use Personalization (e.g., who gets really excited about another black suit) With all that said, I do think sgor might struggle to find the right high tech suit without engaging her daughter in the process of selecting the suit. The number of variations in cut, size, feel, etc. in female suits is mind-boggling. Again, my opinion (which is what was asked for) and YMMV.