Take a look at the press release posted on swiminfo.com: www.swiminfo.com/.../6949.asp
Here's a quote that bothers me:
By strategically increasing the surface area, TYR has increased his/her ability to pull without increasing any resistance through the recovery. Just think of it as ascending an aquatic ladder.
Should these be allowed? I would guess that they are o.k. as far as current rules read, but I don't like it. I think these sleeves amount to an aid, sort of like wearing paddles. I guess the question is: what constitutes a swimsuit? Obviously caps are o.k., so you can't argue that it must be one piece.
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There is sure a lot of SPECULATION here on these suits. If you look at the Journal of Swimming Science there was a study about 2000 on the first Fastskin suit. Conclusion was it did reduce drag. Another conclusion is it probably only affects performance during the start and the pushoffs the walls, or when the swimmer is in a total streamline position.
These suits will really help the butterfliers, backstrokers and breaststrokers that go the full 15 meters underwater.
There has again been a lot of SPECULATION here on the attachments, and if these suitsaffect all strokes. Let be tell you they absolutely do. Did even one of you notice that NO breaststroker wears the full body siut:mad:
That is because the suits are slippery that your own skin, and breaststrokers have found that coverying the calves and forearms are REAL bad news.
There is sure a lot of SPECULATION here on these suits. If you look at the Journal of Swimming Science there was a study about 2000 on the first Fastskin suit. Conclusion was it did reduce drag. Another conclusion is it probably only affects performance during the start and the pushoffs the walls, or when the swimmer is in a total streamline position.
These suits will really help the butterfliers, backstrokers and breaststrokers that go the full 15 meters underwater.
There has again been a lot of SPECULATION here on the attachments, and if these suitsaffect all strokes. Let be tell you they absolutely do. Did even one of you notice that NO breaststroker wears the full body siut:mad:
That is because the suits are slippery that your own skin, and breaststrokers have found that coverying the calves and forearms are REAL bad news.
