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
Originally posted by breastroker
I have used the Speedo Fastskin for many years, even when not in the best of shape it cuts about half a second on my 50 ***. I was one of the first Masters to use the Speedo 2000. I use the kneeskin, which is what breaststrokers use. And yes, the suit does not make up for my lack of training.
Jeff should try one:D
I swim Breaststroke too
I was looking to get either the Aquablade of Fastskin I or II, however in a jammer instead of kneeskin. ?s
What do you see are the major differences?
Is the Aquablade impacted much if swum with while wet?
How would you dry a FS suit and how long does it take?
I have used both the Fastskin I Jammer and the kneeskin. The kneeskin is faster! The best thing about the kneeskin is there is still good shoulder flexibility.
You don't have to worry about these suits drying off, they dry so fast they feel like a cooler. They wick away the water and evaporate so fast you have to worry about getting chilled.
This is a very funny thread. Geek, I never knew.... On another thread, Paul Smith said the average Fastskin II bodysuit only lasts, i.e., retains its water repellancy, for 3-4 meets or 10-12 swims. For $300, that seems like kind of a lot. Plus, I know swimmers who've had their bodyskins for years. Do they really only last such a short time? Personally, I think they make a difference, but not a huge difference. No substitute whatsoever for hard work.
AK: Don't use it in warm up. Put it on after. Taking it off and on during a meet ? Forget it, too much work involved with that.
I love my speedo fastskin. I remember 2 meets I did two weekends in a row two years ago. The first meet, I did not wear the fast skin and the following weekend I did. The difference in time was big drop for me, and no, I was not rested the second meet. I have gone thru a lot of fast skins but I do save one that is worn. I will use this at times when I am tapering and get used to the feel of it.
without fast skin in first meet.
100 fly 56 then 54 with fastskin
200 fly 2:04 to 2:00
100 free 51 to 49
200 free 1:54 1:49
I basically only sport the fast skin at the big meets that I shave and taper for but sometimes I will wear one in a regular meet.
greg
