this thread is here for us to share tid bits of wisdom about swimming
stuff like
get your cap wet before you put it on.
keep your racing suit dry before you race.
Don't warm up in your racing suit
don't breathe on the last stroke into a turn
or your first stroke out of a turn
ande
It may go against the prevailing superstition -- I mean, wisdom -- concerning the suits, but I honestly think the "dry/buoyancy" thing is a nonfactor. And since backstroke is my best stroke, the suit is going to be wet for those events anyway.
I'm inclined to agree. I also notice when I jump in to warmdown after my race, there are still tons of litlle bubbles clinging to the suit, which is what I think people use as evidence of the bouyancy. So it seems to last long enough for me to do a few minutes prerace, race, and then warmdown.
It may go against the prevailing superstition -- I mean, wisdom -- concerning the suits, but I honestly think the "dry/buoyancy" thing is a nonfactor. And since backstroke is my best stroke, the suit is going to be wet for those events anyway.
I'm inclined to agree. I also notice when I jump in to warmdown after my race, there are still tons of litlle bubbles clinging to the suit, which is what I think people use as evidence of the bouyancy. So it seems to last long enough for me to do a few minutes prerace, race, and then warmdown.
