Hi!
The last "fast" suit I've ever purchased was an aquablade. I know that there are a multitude of new suits out - I'm interested in the ones by TYR and Speedo. I have been out of the water for a bit and need some updating.
Can anyone offer some pros and cons about the Speedo FastskinII and TYR suits (Aquashift and Aquapel)? Price, do they fit small or large, quality - whatever you can offer!
Thanks,
S
Make sure you take a swim with the suit before your meet to get a feel for it. I remember when I was at Texas and we were one of the test groups for Speedo's new Aquablade bodysuit in the mid-1990s (for men? what the....). We were going to wear them in a dual meet, but we got them a week early and we all tried ours on. I got a bodysuit and I never liked losing that sensation of water going over my entire body. Trying on a bodysuit for the first time after years of wearing traditional suits is awkward (especially where buoyancy is concerned), and you need to retrain your body that you are 1) actually swimming in water even though you can't feel it from your chest to your ankles and 2) the added fabric might mean adjustments to your stroke.
I've worn jammers in a breaststroke race only once, because I didn't like that little pocket of air in my crotch. You know it's there and you can't concentrate on anything else. That's the reason I give people for losing that race.
That said, the fabric on racing suits these days, from briefs to full-body, are quite astonishing. The science that goes behind them is remarkable.
Jeff
(Team Traditional Suit)
Make sure you take a swim with the suit before your meet to get a feel for it. I remember when I was at Texas and we were one of the test groups for Speedo's new Aquablade bodysuit in the mid-1990s (for men? what the....). We were going to wear them in a dual meet, but we got them a week early and we all tried ours on. I got a bodysuit and I never liked losing that sensation of water going over my entire body. Trying on a bodysuit for the first time after years of wearing traditional suits is awkward (especially where buoyancy is concerned), and you need to retrain your body that you are 1) actually swimming in water even though you can't feel it from your chest to your ankles and 2) the added fabric might mean adjustments to your stroke.
I've worn jammers in a breaststroke race only once, because I didn't like that little pocket of air in my crotch. You know it's there and you can't concentrate on anything else. That's the reason I give people for losing that race.
That said, the fabric on racing suits these days, from briefs to full-body, are quite astonishing. The science that goes behind them is remarkable.
Jeff
(Team Traditional Suit)
