FS Pro Comments

I bought an FS Pro legskin recently and have been happy with it, wore it for my 200m free last weekend where I did a PB. The material seems almost identical to the Diana Submarine suits, but I don't like the rubber strip around the ankles in the Diana suits, so I prefer the FS Pro for that reason alone. I prefer the "paper" suits like the Diana and the FS Pro rather than the thicker FS I/II, because they don't get as heavy for longer races.

I still think that is a bunch of hewey. I got hosed on sizing, as no one had yet known you're supposed to buy small.

Who wrote that artice? Speedo's PR team? It says it was written by Eli Saslow, Washington Post Staff Writer. The "superhero costume" comment was pretty funny. Maybe we need a superhero smilie. Muppet: They don't tell you on line to buy small, but they do at the swim shops. I don't know if I have the patience to spend 20 minutes putting on a super small suit ... 20 minutes?!

I'll tell ya' the article makes me want the full leg suit AND the comments make me think mine was just too big, though I honestly can't imagine putting anything smaller on ... crikey ...

Yeah...I was being funny. Or not. I have been kicking around the idea of replacing my aquablade with a FSII but now with the hoopla surrounding the FS PRO I am not so sure anymore. I was really overdue for a replacement suit. Got a Pro from Mommy Fort for my birthday. But it was actually cheaper than the FS II -- got it on sale on line at Keifer. Have no idea if I'll like it. Going to try it out at zones. I got a recordbreaker back, not a highneck. They feel more comfortable to me than the zipped up high necks. And the zipped up high neck body suits are very spendy. Well, they're all very spendy, obviously. A 27 is too big for you FlyQueen. It was too big for me and you're two inches shorter! Go for the bodyskin! Personally, I do not think the kneeskins do anything for the female figure except make your thighs look huge.

The high neck feels much more secure in the upper body than the recordbreaker. Maybe the reason we masters swimmers aren't getting the right fit is we weren't part of the "elite swimmers" used for designing the suit. What do you say we all write to Speedo and suggest that they design suits using masters models? Since I don't have much to "secure" up there, I'm good. :lmao: But it does appear that more suit and less skin is ideal. I agree that Speedo did not take into account the fact that most female masters swimmers have hips! Dana: Do you or your daughter like the Pro for BS? My kid says her kneeskin bubbles on BS even though it's a 24. She likes it for everything but BS.

Fort, Daughter does not have a FS. Really Fort, ImSpoiled, but mini-me does not have a job, so she swims in the Aquablade ($25) found on e-bay (cutest little suit I ever saw. Leftover GBR racing suit--Speedo makes the coolest prints in high-end suits for other countries!). I swim very little BR, so my opinion sould not be used a gospel. I've used both my FSII & PRO knee-skins for *** (50/100), and they have not been a problem. I've heard that the long-leg skin is not good for *** because you loose the feel of the water on the kick. I've heard the FSII is no good for BS b/c there's too much compression, but I'm hearing that the FS Pro doesn't have the same issues. I guess we'll see. Not a presssing issue for me, obviously! As for mini's FS, I live in FS country. I just attended the age-group JOs. I can honestly say that I didn't see any 14 & unders without fastskins, at least at finals. Didn't see any adorned in full body suits yet, though plenty of kneeskins. The recordbreaker FS II is ubiquitous. The new custom colors seem really popular.

Maybe the reason we masters swimmers aren't getting the right fit is we weren't part of the "elite swimmers" used for designing the suit. What do you say we all write to Speedo and suggest that they design suits using masters models? Hey, speak for yourself. I consider myself to be the spittin' image of Michael Phelps. OK, maybe not... :) How far are you supposed to downsize, anyway? If I wear a 34 workout suit what size FS Pro would fit?

If that fits well (dry), try one size smaller still. And continue until the pitch of my voice goes an octave higher? :bolt:

Kirk- For the men's suits I couldn't say. The trend with these suits seems to be air bubbles forming in inapproprite places while in the water. For women, this tends to be the body of the suit--air gets in at the neck and makes for a "less streamlined" feeling:bouncing:. For the men, I believe a similar problem exists, so my advice would be to start at lest one size smaller than usual. If that fits well (dry), try one size smaller still. Kirk: Definitely try one on if you can! Do you have an FS II? Usually the Pro is at least one size down from that. (Mine is 2 sizes down.) Hard to compare workout suits with speed suits. Dana: I really hope I don't get that bubble/neckline problem! I guess a high neck would help prevent that? Definitely do not recall that problem with the FS II. Oh, I have also been told that there is a Speedo "study" purportedly showing that the FS Pro lasts much longer than the FS II. Apparently, Speedo tracked Coughlin's use of a Pro over 3-4 months at approximately 12 meets and found no stretching at all. I can't recall if they tested the material for water repellancy or not. But Speedo is apparently going to claim that the Pros last longer.