Questions on FastSkin suits

Should wearing a FastSkin suit give the same performance benefits of shaving whatever area the FastSkin covers? Also, do people generally only wear them for "big meets" - like how swimmers would typically only shave for big meets? i.e. do college kids today wear them for all dual meets, or only for championships? Would you lose some of the benefit if you wore them too much? Thanks for any info! John, The suit companies will tell you that their suits repel water and have less drag than human skin. I'd tend to think they're probably right. As for when to wear them, I have seen people show up to the most rinky-dink of meets in their FS2s. The suit companies will tell you they're not meant to be worn more than for a few meet. Seeing as how my FS 1 Jammers are essentially a water magnet these days (after 3 years and probably worn at 20-25 meets), I would tend to think they're right on that too. I usually busted that suit out at any meet for one event that I really wanted to do well in. But for the most part, I wear a regular speedo at meets until we get to zones and nationals.

Should wearing a FastSkin suit give the same performance benefits of shaving whatever area the FastSkin covers? Also, do people generally only wear them for "big meets" - like how swimmers would typically only shave for big meets? i.e. do college kids today wear them for all dual meets, or only for championships? Would you lose some of the benefit if you wore them too much? Thanks for any info! John, The suit companies will tell you that their suits repel water and have less drag than human skin. I'd tend to think they're probably right. As for when to wear them, I have seen people show up to the most rinky-dink of meets in their FS2s. The suit companies will tell you they're not meant to be worn more than for a few meet. Seeing as how my FS 1 Jammers are essentially a water magnet these days (after 3 years and probably worn at 20-25 meets), I would tend to think they're right on that too. I usually busted that suit out at any meet for one event that I really wanted to do well in. But for the most part, I wear a regular speedo at meets until we get to zones and nationals.