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!
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Most people ahve answered this...
The technical suits are made for championship meets. Unless you have the money to buy a new one every 2-3 meets, I wouldn't do it. Put it in perspective: I got a new FS for my state meet last year (2 days long). I went to nationals and most of the water repellant coating had worn off, so I need to get a new one for this year.
At Kiefer's website www.kiefer.com they have the NEW FS there - the FS Pro. It's designed to absorb less water and dry faster which, in turn, makes the special coating last longer. But they only have men's suits, it looks. Us ladies will have to wait. Kiefer also has colored FSIIs which are pretty cool because now we can break away from the normal black, blue and silver.
I propose suit makers go back to the old school paper suits. That suits lasted me a few YEARS. :applaud:
Most people ahve answered this...
The technical suits are made for championship meets. Unless you have the money to buy a new one every 2-3 meets, I wouldn't do it. Put it in perspective: I got a new FS for my state meet last year (2 days long). I went to nationals and most of the water repellant coating had worn off, so I need to get a new one for this year.
At Kiefer's website www.kiefer.com they have the NEW FS there - the FS Pro. It's designed to absorb less water and dry faster which, in turn, makes the special coating last longer. But they only have men's suits, it looks. Us ladies will have to wait. Kiefer also has colored FSIIs which are pretty cool because now we can break away from the normal black, blue and silver.
I propose suit makers go back to the old school paper suits. That suits lasted me a few YEARS. :applaud:
