I've been wearing swim trunks ever since taking swimming in highschool, i havent swam for 4-5 years but i've worn a speedo when i practiced at a club, and at my meets. Im one of the fastest at the school with a time in the high 30's for the 50 free :laugh2: i know my schools horrible, so since im joining the swim team and wearing jammers, has wearing trunks the whole time sort of acted like a dragsuit or even more drag than a dragsuit? And how much time do you think ill lose when i switch from trunks to jammers / speedos
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Of course the trunks are a drag suit, probably more drag than a speedo drag suit. But exactly how much - who knows. If it has pockets, a dangling string, etc. will affect the amount of drang. I expect racing in jammer will produce a big advantage - several seconds in a 100?
Very last thing to think about. Trunks are fine you just have to learn to swim faster with better technique. The swim wear will not make you swim much faster.
I know that my swimear will not make me faster, I think im decent at my technique but I know i have a lot to improve on, but im pretty sure there will be a difference from switching to jammers as a result of the decreased drag?
Hey, I was wearing those panty hose when I was young too! We all thought it was great fun. I have since abandoned panty hose. I still do those high heels though. Because I am not freakishly tall like the phsyiologically gifted sprint freestylers.
Yep, I was into drag and I looked damn sexy in that panty hose and a beard lol.
Luckily I grew out of that, because the high heels were a killer also :-)
Im sure I am not the only one that has worn the panty hose during taper workouts, but I am man enough to admit it. Im comfortable with who I am lol. This was back in the mid 80's ya know when I did this. After years of counseling I have finally kicked the habit, but the emotional scars still linger.
If it made me go faster in meet then I would try it. Whats the matter, you afraid of getting out raced in the pool by a guy that wears pantyhose in practice? :thhbbb:
