Questions on FastSkin suits

Hi Quicksilver: “TO TAKE THE FEEL OUT OF SWIMMING IS NOT AN AVENUE FOR IMPROVING PERFORMANCE!” You said it very well. I’ve probably talked my self blue in the face on this subject, however I will say it again I absolutely don’t care for the “Taking a bath with your clothes on” sensation you get from swimming in so called “technical” suits and it just ruins the sport -for me at least. :mad: I’ve heard a rumor going around that in the late 90’s, Calvin Klein bought out the Speedo company and CK’s marketing advisors thought that swimming in conventional briefs had become “too bland” and they wanted to come up with something more “fashionable” and “techy”. Hence, the technical suit fad was born. Of course the Summer Olympics are an excellent way for the makers of these suits to provide commercial exposure for their (rather expensive) products and I’ve heard that they even provide financial sponsorship for the swimming events. Hence, everyone has to wear them (at least while on camera) or they are out of the race - figuratively and literally. My advice for anyone considering what kind of suit to get is not to go out and spend $50 to $90 on something just because it's part of a fad. I just go to my local department store and buy the the most comfy (and also the most economical) briefs on the shelf. After all, it’s not the suit that’s swimming –it’s the you, the person wearing it! Cheers - Dolphin 2 :groovy:

Hi Quicksilver: “TO TAKE THE FEEL OUT OF SWIMMING IS NOT AN AVENUE FOR IMPROVING PERFORMANCE!” You said it very well. I’ve probably talked my self blue in the face on this subject, however I will say it again I absolutely don’t care for the “Taking a bath with your clothes on” sensation you get from swimming in so called “technical” suits and it just ruins the sport -for me at least. :mad: I’ve heard a rumor going around that in the late 90’s, Calvin Klein bought out the Speedo company and CK’s marketing advisors thought that swimming in conventional briefs had become “too bland” and they wanted to come up with something more “fashionable” and “techy”. Hence, the technical suit fad was born. Of course the Summer Olympics are an excellent way for the makers of these suits to provide commercial exposure for their (rather expensive) products and I’ve heard that they even provide financial sponsorship for the swimming events. Hence, everyone has to wear them (at least while on camera) or they are out of the race - figuratively and literally. My advice for anyone considering what kind of suit to get is not to go out and spend $50 to $90 on something just because it's part of a fad. I just go to my local department store and buy the the most comfy (and also the most economical) briefs on the shelf. After all, it’s not the suit that’s swimming –it’s the you, the person wearing it! Cheers - Dolphin 2 :groovy: