I tried one of George Park's Yingfa suits as a mid-season meet suit, and I was very impressed. I got the Aquaskin, which was cheaper than most workout suits, and used it at a SCM meet this fall and got the No. 2 time in my age group in the 400 IM SCM even though I come to a virtual stop during breaststroke.
I hope to go to Nationals and will probably wear something different--an old Speedo speed suit, perhaps, or a B70, both of which I got as gifts/hand-me-downs. I think they might be marginally faster, but probably not hugely faster, than a brand new Yingfa. (These seem to be Teflon coated, and when I first wore it, the water beaded up completely. After wearing it at a number of midseason meets, the beading up is not quite so complete. Not sure it this makes it slower or not, but it does undercut the placebo effect insofar as it makes me wonder.)
I have heard that many guys really like the Tyr Tracer Lite.
I'd love to know what the consensus is for the fastest suit to $ ratio is. That Arena Carbon pro looked really nice, but I think you can buy cocaine cheaper by the oz.
I tried one of George Park's Yingfa suits as a mid-season meet suit, and I was very impressed. I got the Aquaskin, which was cheaper than most workout suits, and used it at a SCM meet this fall and got the No. 2 time in my age group in the 400 IM SCM even though I come to a virtual stop during breaststroke.
I hope to go to Nationals and will probably wear something different--an old Speedo speed suit, perhaps, or a B70, both of which I got as gifts/hand-me-downs. I think they might be marginally faster, but probably not hugely faster, than a brand new Yingfa. (These seem to be Teflon coated, and when I first wore it, the water beaded up completely. After wearing it at a number of midseason meets, the beading up is not quite so complete. Not sure it this makes it slower or not, but it does undercut the placebo effect insofar as it makes me wonder.)
I have heard that many guys really like the Tyr Tracer Lite.
I'd love to know what the consensus is for the fastest suit to $ ratio is. That Arena Carbon pro looked really nice, but I think you can buy cocaine cheaper by the oz.
