OK. I've been a little out of the loop and could use some help. Could someone please tell me what kind of suit to buy for something like Nationals? I've been told long leg, short leg, arms, no arms, and even an improper suggestion!
I was told that breaststrokers should do short leg or no leg, backstroke long leg as well as free, and I don't worry about fly! My dilemma is I swim mid-distance back, ***, IM and the occasional distance event. I'm thinking a short leg and long leg suit would be ideal, however until I start breaking some records (not happening anytime soon!) and getting free suits, I can afford only one. Which one? And I'm not even bringing up the whole 'which material' dilemma...
Any input would be helpful.
Thanks :p
Lindsay,
No offense taken. It's been my experience that these highly developed "tech suits" really do make a difference. Now whether that's an unfair advantage, etc. that's a whole different topic. I think that was another thread awhile ago. (By the way, what suit do you prefer? Will you be at our Nationals?)
But as long as these suits are out there and not illegal, I'd like to know what's been successful for people.
Jim,
I've heard that about the crotch filling up with water. When one swims as fast as you do, the effect's probably not so bad!
I've also heard that there's a suit out there that is "seamless"? How does that compare to the zipper or snap? I had a really bad experience with a snap suit at our Pacific Championships a couple of years ago: take your mark for the 400 IM and my suit unsnapped. I believe I uttered a vulgarity, dove in and swam rather poorly- go figure. I did learn something though. I asked a friend, who's a referee: Could I have stood up and asked someone to "fix" my suit? He said I could. That surprised me. But now I know, if I ever have an "equipment malfunction" I can alert the starter. I guess if baseball players can do it, so can we!
Lindsay,
No offense taken. It's been my experience that these highly developed "tech suits" really do make a difference. Now whether that's an unfair advantage, etc. that's a whole different topic. I think that was another thread awhile ago. (By the way, what suit do you prefer? Will you be at our Nationals?)
But as long as these suits are out there and not illegal, I'd like to know what's been successful for people.
Jim,
I've heard that about the crotch filling up with water. When one swims as fast as you do, the effect's probably not so bad!
I've also heard that there's a suit out there that is "seamless"? How does that compare to the zipper or snap? I had a really bad experience with a snap suit at our Pacific Championships a couple of years ago: take your mark for the 400 IM and my suit unsnapped. I believe I uttered a vulgarity, dove in and swam rather poorly- go figure. I did learn something though. I asked a friend, who's a referee: Could I have stood up and asked someone to "fix" my suit? He said I could. That surprised me. But now I know, if I ever have an "equipment malfunction" I can alert the starter. I guess if baseball players can do it, so can we!
