I've never raced in a technical racing suit before, but would like to give it a try. I see that Yingfa Sharkskin leggings are significantly cheaper than American made technical suits (Speedo, Tyr). Has anyone raced in Yingfa Sharkskin? Will you please provide feedback? I don't expect them to be quite as good as the more expensive suits, but also don't want to regret trading my old lycra brief for Yingfa leggings. For example, I wouldn't race in standard jammers, because they are just longer versions of the same old water logged lycra briefs. Thanks!
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Karen,
I think they are. I was thinking about ordering the wrist to ankle model, but might just go for a neck to anke.
Knightswimmer
What was it that you didn't like? What other suits have you tried? I only have a pair of Yingfa leggings and FS PRO leggings. I wear the Yingfa for fast swims in practice. I save the FS PRO for my big races because I'm just assuming it's a slightly better suit because of the Speedo brand. But I honestly can't tell the difference in how the two suits feel when I am swimming.....
Compared to my other suits( pro full body, nike full body, and fsII legs) it just lacked that feeling like I was going thru the water any faster. I ordered a 28 just like I have with all my other suits(even then I was worried bc of all the size charts made a 28 seem like it was gonna be small on me), the ankles felt really lose, then as soon as i got in the water it just felt like it was absorbing water...I guess my biggest let down was just the material seemed cheap and was no where near comparable to any FSII Ive worn.
It wont be a bad practice suit occasionally but I know for big meets I will be sticking to my PRO
Knightswimmer
What was it that you didn't like? What other suits have you tried? I only have a pair of Yingfa leggings and FS PRO leggings. I wear the Yingfa for fast swims in practice. I save the FS PRO for my big races because I'm just assuming it's a slightly better suit because of the Speedo brand. But I honestly can't tell the difference in how the two suits feel when I am swimming.....
Tried my Yingfa last weekend with Strep (unbeknownst to me) and I swam 2 season best times so far!
I really liked it. It fit really snug and was THE most comfortable suit in the crotch (for breaststroke) that I've worn. Even more comfy than the B70. It has some give even though it's snug, so I never feared it would rip. My starts were far better than with the B70 as I'm more tentative (that whole ripping possibility).
Very comfortable. I bought a large but may go down to a medium. Hell, I can buy 10 for the price of a LZR!
My favorite suit EVER for speed and price. (I also got it for $53 in two days with tax and shipping). www.swimdownhill.com
I think the B70 is still a hair faster, just a hair, but this price can't be beat. This will be my racing suit throughout the season from now on. And I'll wear the B70 for Pacific champs and Natls. Thanks for the tip George : ]
I swam like a rock in my Yingfa jammers over the weekend but it was all me. The suit fits great and I've raced in B70, FS2, and AquaShift. Tough to beat for the money.
