Thanks to the new Fina rules...apparently you aren't able to use suits with special patterns or any kind of 3d suit scales.
So does that mean the FS-Pro is slower than the FS-II? Seems as if the FS-Pro was rushed considering the spacing between Fastskin-I and II's release.
What about the other branded non-patterned suits such as the Nike hydra or the Arena Powerskin? I would think that would just be like wearing a full body practice jammer, not so light moving through the water.
And the biggest question. which one should last longer?
Here's what the current FINA rules are regarding "Swimwear". Rule GR 5
www.fina.org/.../general_rules.php
I seem to recall reading something a few months ago regarding "bumps, adornments, anything that interferes with the movement of the water" over the surface of the suit would be outside of the allowable rules - eventually. I don't recall the exact wording obviously, but I thought it more applicable to the dots on the FSII. I thought it wouldn't apply to stitching like that on the FSI. The Nike suit has those raised lines on it that are not stitching so I thought it would apply to them.
Here's what the current FINA rules are regarding "Swimwear". Rule GR 5
www.fina.org/.../general_rules.php
I seem to recall reading something a few months ago regarding "bumps, adornments, anything that interferes with the movement of the water" over the surface of the suit would be outside of the allowable rules - eventually. I don't recall the exact wording obviously, but I thought it more applicable to the dots on the FSII. I thought it wouldn't apply to stitching like that on the FSI. The Nike suit has those raised lines on it that are not stitching so I thought it would apply to them.
