1. Arena Carbon Pro: pricey, runs big on top*
2. Arena X-Glide: still pricey, runs big on top, but great suit to race in*
3. Speedo LZR Elite: great suit, I wish it had more leg compression
4. B70: good suit, but is cut really narrowly on top, doesn't not accomodate the girls very well
5. Speedo Pro or TYR or FINIS: more reasonably priced suits. I know quite a few people who like the Finis kneeskin. It's one I haven't tired.
To add to this info from the tightwad perspective: The lowest-price Arena is also a good suit, far better IMO than anything else anywhere near its price ($120 at SwimOutlet). I do not find that it is big on top, but it is not too narrow either. Unfortunately it does not come in a closed back.
The bonded Finis suit is very good, especially for core support, IF you get one without a manufacturing defect. I have now had three, even though I paid for only one, because I returned the first and second ones after the bonded "seams" started to un-bond. The third seems to be sticking together but it has a pinhole that I did not put in it.
1. Arena Carbon Pro: pricey, runs big on top*
2. Arena X-Glide: still pricey, runs big on top, but great suit to race in*
3. Speedo LZR Elite: great suit, I wish it had more leg compression
4. B70: good suit, but is cut really narrowly on top, doesn't not accomodate the girls very well
5. Speedo Pro or TYR or FINIS: more reasonably priced suits. I know quite a few people who like the Finis kneeskin. It's one I haven't tired.
To add to this info from the tightwad perspective: The lowest-price Arena is also a good suit, far better IMO than anything else anywhere near its price ($120 at SwimOutlet). I do not find that it is big on top, but it is not too narrow either. Unfortunately it does not come in a closed back.
The bonded Finis suit is very good, especially for core support, IF you get one without a manufacturing defect. I have now had three, even though I paid for only one, because I returned the first and second ones after the bonded "seams" started to un-bond. The third seems to be sticking together but it has a pinhole that I did not put in it.
