Tech Suits

I don't wear jammers of course, but I have worn the Arena carbon pro for 10 months. Love it! I find that it gives much more leg compression than the B70 or Speedo LZR Elite and it feels very slippery in the water. It doesn't fit as well on top, but that's a female issue. It's a completely differently type of suit than the dud Speedo FS3. I like the Arena X-Glide better than B70 or Speedo as well. Heather, I wrote a long post recently about tech suits, but don't know how to find it with the new format. Much depends on your budget. Quick ranking: 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. * The Arena suits come in a closed back version for more coverage. I would imagine Speedo will have to start making a similar model to stay competitive because the Arena suits seem to be gaining in popularity. I recently bought an Arena X-glide on sale, but haven't tried it in the pool yet. I'm constantly online windowshopping for the Carbon Pro, maybe it'll be my next racing suit. I usually wear a 30 in Arena, but the X-glide was very tight when I tried it on. That's some of the point, though, isn't it? I have a meet next weekend, I'll wear it for the 100 free.

I don't wear jammers of course, but I have worn the Arena carbon pro for 10 months. Love it! I find that it gives much more leg compression than the B70 or Speedo LZR Elite and it feels very slippery in the water. It doesn't fit as well on top, but that's a female issue. It's a completely differently type of suit than the dud Speedo FS3. I like the Arena X-Glide better than B70 or Speedo as well. Heather, I wrote a long post recently about tech suits, but don't know how to find it with the new format. Much depends on your budget. Quick ranking: 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. * The Arena suits come in a closed back version for more coverage. I would imagine Speedo will have to start making a similar model to stay competitive because the Arena suits seem to be gaining in popularity. I recently bought an Arena X-glide on sale, but haven't tried it in the pool yet. I'm constantly online windowshopping for the Carbon Pro, maybe it'll be my next racing suit. I usually wear a 30 in Arena, but the X-glide was very tight when I tried it on. That's some of the point, though, isn't it? I have a meet next weekend, I'll wear it for the 100 free.