So our state meet is coming up, and it's time to order champ suits.
I swim breaststroke, so what type of suit will be best for me?
I don't one that costs more than $150.
Or does it not matter and it's just a personal preference?
Kitajima and Hansen both wear jammers not full body suits.I find for myself a jammer is faster than a full body suit for breaststroke.I like the FS Pro jammer as it is lighter than the others.
A lot of people are big fans of the Fs pro, but some have had some issues with it. Apparently the science behind the TYR aquashift is pretty good, but that may have been banned by whatever regulating body you have (it was by FINA).
The one thing that is consistent is that you should get a jammer, especially if you have not practiced in a bodysuit before, plus they would probably be out of your price range.
Also, Hansen went to the legskin at Texas invites, just a fun factoid.
ok so i know i want either a jammer or a speedo.
but the only thing i'm thinking about is that the speedo will only cover a small area of my body, and will i really feel a difference?
Shave!
Are you close to any records, top ten times, or some other goal? The reason I ask is that even though some swimmers here will swear by these high-tech suits, they only help so much. Maybe 3 seconds in a 200 ***... So is it worth the extra investment for a few extra seconds? If you're not near the top of the pack, I really don't understand the 10x investment -v- a regular suit.
As for regular speedo suits, Speedo.com and Swimoutlet.com both have several aquablade and older fastskin brief suits on clearance....for like $20-30.
Even if a suit gave me 5 extra seconds per 100, which is unheard of, it still wouldn't put me in the competitive category, so I've resigned myself to actually just doing my best with what I have.
also, i'd like to know what are the differences between the fs, fs2, and fs pro?
I've had good experiences w/ the fs and fs2. resisted, but bought a FS jammer for Indy Nationals in 2004; loved it and performed pretty much all lifetime bests at that point. Bought a fs2 legskin for Fort Liquordale Nationals in 2005, same thing, same results.
mixed feelings on the fs pro, which I bought for Federal Way Nationals in 2007, and only wore for my 100 fly and relay 50 backs (PBs) because I didn't like how it felt for the 100 fly. I may have bought too big, but if i get wet before i race, it seems to work OK. However, I just recorded a nearly 3 second drop in my scm 200 in a relay split wearing it.
see this thread for some comments on the pro.
breaststrokers tend to like the feel of the water on their legs. They're the only races you see at Nationals were it seems like the majority of the field is still wearing speedoes. Jeff Commings is one of those folks, and he's got some National Records.
Shave the whole legs.It's breaststroke,so shave the whole arms.I shaved my arm pits at my first shave meet and it was so unpleasant I decided not to do it again.At Worlds though I decided every 100th counts and it wasn't as bad as I remembered.
