I am looking at TYR's Aquablade with the "tripwires" that create drag to remove different kinds of drags. Fastskin II's which strategically place dimples to redirect eddies and flow, Arena's Powerskin with the light and slippery, water-resistant, superhero fabric and one or two other brands.
The statistics stating that the most gold medal winners wore Speedo fastskins doesn't hold water. (get it? Pun intended.) If Speedo paid Phelps 100 million dollars to wear a dead cow around his neck and swim, he would have. And if they paid him 100 million more he would have won too.
USMS has an article saying speedsuits are primarily psychological.
Are any of you satisfied with your speedsuits? Have you tried several brands? What's your take?
Right now I have been very happy with TYR's quality over that off Speedo. I am wearing a TYR fusion and it feels fast and is extremely durable. now wear TYR suits but Speedo gogles
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Originally posted by gull80
I will not stop until the racing brief advocates stop.
Then this one is just for you my friend. Fastskins are not just for fast swimming as Peter pointed out.
Originally posted by dorothyrde
aaaaaaghhhhh not that picture again.
It appears that anyone unfortunate enough to have had their corneas burned by this visage....would undoubtedly swim much much faster than usual to get away. Ergo...this would be classified as a "speed suit".
...and craig....please stop posting that thing.
Originally posted by valhallan
...and craig....please stop posting that thing.
I will not stop until the racing brief advocates stop.
Originally posted by aquageek
Being a man who chooses not to flash my money so publically , I just compete in your average pair of jammers or a brief at a meet. I will say I buy a new one for meets every few months so they are a little tighter, not as tight as the FSII aka "the poseur's choice."
The way I look at it, my golfing friends pour thousands of dollars into a "sport" they play only on weekends. Since many of us train five or six days/week, year after year, a $300 FSII is not that extravagant.
Besides, this gives you an excuse when I kick your butt.
Originally posted by breastroker
As to your question, there have been several other studies showing these suits are faster than the older competition lycra suits. I know several older gentlemen, like Frank Pieme, who swears by the full body suits. No way arround it, he is old and his skin is loose. The suit keeps it all tight!
I was thinking that these suits might help the typical Masters swimmer more than the elite (
Assuming that these suits are as good as advertised, are they directed more at any particular races? I only seem to hear testimonials from those in the distance lanes.
By the way, thanks for the pictures. I feeling downright svelt in comparision!:D
I have no bias against people who wear them. My fiance wears them. Some of my best friends in swimming wear them. And they are great technology.
I have personally heard people -- fewer than a lot, more than a few -- say that they bought the suits because it would make up for the training they hadn't done.
I just have an issue with people who wear the suits thinking they are automatically going to win races. And I have heard from those people as well.
