Fastskin suits

"Used" is the most economical.

Those zipper backs look painful to put on and alot of people seem to have scrapes and cuts where the zippers rub against their backbones.

Got a Fastskin II Jammer for $130 in February, seems to help somewhat, whether it be psychological of physical. I wore it for Nationals and Zones - rinsed each day and air dry flat- great shape. I was a 36 - 34 when I bought the 34" suit, now I'm a 32. Interested in it? I'm looking at a Farmer John style.

The first generation fastskins are on sale on most websites..try at bigger meets...I got a leg suit with a zipper back for 90 at nationals last week....

You can try your local swim shop... sometimes they have random fast suits on sale that are either the last generation, a discontinued style, or returns (due to wrong color, size, etc). We have a Kiefer shop around here and maybe 3-4 years ago I picked up a Speedo Aquablade (female zipback) for $20. It helps if you're not picky about color and make sure you try the suit on. The fastskin type suits sometimes fit differently than your normal suits. Good luck!

Regarding the zipper scrapes...if it's a concern, put some bodyglide around the edges of the suit and down the zipper stripe before you use it. Even without it, there shouldn't be a problem for shorter races. If you're swimming a mile or more, I recommend the bodyglide though. We've had some nice battle wounds on our team from people using the suits for the hour swim without any bodyglide.

No scraps or cuts on my back from my zipper. I do have a couple on my upper arm because I wasn't careful when I pulled it over my arms.

I actually did a search on Fastskins here and found a thread that suggested to check the sale page on the Speedo website. Glad I did, turns out they have the high neck bodyskins (fastskin I) for $90. Seems like the best deal out there. The hard part is trying to figure out the sizing. I'm 6'2" 200 #'s with about a 33" waist. Would the L-Long be the right size? Kevin

Originally posted by Mswimming The hard part is trying to figure out the sizing. I'm 6'2" 200 #'s with about a 33" waist. Would the L-Long be the right size? It depends on how tight you want it to fit. I'm 5'11, 150lbs and wear an L-Long (FS II). Fits like a glove (but not uncomfortable).

Try speedo.com. They've had FSI's at a significant discount for almost a year now. I've gotten several shortleg farmer johns for $75 apiece. Though the young whippersnappers seem to like the jammers for breaststroke, the USMS athlete's mature body configuration (okay, beergut) may benefit from the farmer john style.