oscillating deformations of subcutaneous adipose tissue when swimming at higher speed

Hey Ande, Very interesting. I skimmed through the entire article- that sucker's long! I keep asking people what suit to wear for what event. I swim back, ***, and IM and the occasional mile. I prefer the "old" style suit for breaststroke, and I've used long legs for back and IM. But I'm not sold on 'em. I think I prefer the short leg. And being female, according to this, I probably wouldn't benefit too much (buoyance) with the long leg... I did notice that when I wore my long leg suit and took it off, there was A LOT of water in it. I thought, "Hmm, was I lugging all that through the water?" Couldn't be good. I think I'm done with the long leg suit. I think for Nationals I'll go with the "old" style suit and perhaps a short leg suit (no arms, never got on that bandwagon!) I have always noticed the buoyancy factor and now I know what causes it- those little bubbles are attached to me and pushing me out of the water, well trying! Again, thanks for sharing the article.

Hey Ande, Very interesting. I skimmed through the entire article- that sucker's long! I keep asking people what suit to wear for what event. I swim back, ***, and IM and the occasional mile. I prefer the "old" style suit for breaststroke, and I've used long legs for back and IM. But I'm not sold on 'em. I think I prefer the short leg. And being female, according to this, I probably wouldn't benefit too much (buoyance) with the long leg... I did notice that when I wore my long leg suit and took it off, there was A LOT of water in it. I thought, "Hmm, was I lugging all that through the water?" Couldn't be good. I think I'm done with the long leg suit. I think for Nationals I'll go with the "old" style suit and perhaps a short leg suit (no arms, never got on that bandwagon!) I have always noticed the buoyancy factor and now I know what causes it- those little bubbles are attached to me and pushing me out of the water, well trying! Again, thanks for sharing the article.