I am going to buy my 12 year old daughter a high performance swimsuit for christmas. Price is not an issue. Any recommendations on what is the best suit out there right now?
A reasonable compromise: buy her a Yingfa.
I wanted a cheap, mid-season meet suit, and so I checked out George Park's web site and ended up ordering one for myself.
I recommend this model for girls: Style #937 Fina Approved Neck to Knee $48.00
http://www.swimdownhill.com/
It's as cheap as most workout suits and the male version, at least, proved really quite decent. I swam an end of the year SCM meet this past weekend in my YingFa, doing two events--the 400 and 200 IM's--I ordinarily never swim. I swam faster in the 400 IM than I did five years ago in a TYR body suit at Rutgers, and if Event Rankings is to be believed, I have the #2 time in the event right now in my age group. I also improved my 200 IM time by two seconds (when converted to yards), this after only about a half hour or less rest following the 400 IM.
I say buy the lass an YingFa. It's teflon coating is what makes it fast--like the old Aquablades from yesteryear. And it doesn't cost very much. Mention my name, Jim Thornton, and George might even knock a few bucks off!
A reasonable compromise: buy her a Yingfa.
I wanted a cheap, mid-season meet suit, and so I checked out George Park's web site and ended up ordering one for myself.
I recommend this model for girls: Style #937 Fina Approved Neck to Knee $48.00
http://www.swimdownhill.com/
It's as cheap as most workout suits and the male version, at least, proved really quite decent. I swam an end of the year SCM meet this past weekend in my YingFa, doing two events--the 400 and 200 IM's--I ordinarily never swim. I swam faster in the 400 IM than I did five years ago in a TYR body suit at Rutgers, and if Event Rankings is to be believed, I have the #2 time in the event right now in my age group. I also improved my 200 IM time by two seconds (when converted to yards), this after only about a half hour or less rest following the 400 IM.
I say buy the lass an YingFa. It's teflon coating is what makes it fast--like the old Aquablades from yesteryear. And it doesn't cost very much. Mention my name, Jim Thornton, and George might even knock a few bucks off!