The new speedo suit

RE: The new speedo suit

Former Member — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:10:31 GMT

Where can one obtain a bargain blowout Fastskin I? Many on-line stores are selling FastSkin 1's at half off their original price. They're getting harder to come by...unless you like red and wear an XXXL

RE: The new speedo suit

Muppet — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:19:21 GMT

I'm sure there's a market for these suits, but if someone does break a record or PB, is it really a record or PB if the suit alone made it possible? It is really hard to measure if it was the suit alone that made it possible. Different conditions, conditioning, etc. make for too many variables to determine a viable study. A lot of this sport is mental - I am sure wearing the suits help keep your mind at ease about that and will let you worry about something else. As an example, I dropped nearly 3 seconds of my 200 free PB in a relay split this past December wearing the FS Pro legs, which I do not trust work all that well. We were going for a record, and I swam as hard and as fast as I could to not let my teammates down. We got the record. Last time I watched the video, I swam the race myself... the suit didn't swim it. I probably could have done that time naked if we were under the same conditions.

RE: The new speedo suit

aztimm — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:59:25 GMT

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ande — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:10:17 GMT

I read about it in yesterday's "USA Today" here's links to the news stories on the speedo LZR news.google.com/news haven't heard a word about it yet

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Former Member — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:30:18 GMT

My speedo was similar to Borat's beach wear. It may have been too revelling.

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Former Member — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:35:56 GMT

Last time I posted a picture of me in my new speedo the powers that be removed my post. I just wonder was it obscene???

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Former Member — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:32:40 GMT

Where can one obtain a bargain blowout Fastskin I? Dude...you work part-time for a Speedo dealer. LOL.

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Allen Stark — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:26:34 GMT

George,so you're speedo guy!!!

RE: The new speedo suit

Former Member — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:42:36 GMT

The high-neck version goes for $550. That's way out of control, considering it's a disposable item with marginal benefits, if any, over the alternatives. I'm sure a lot of wealthy people will buy it.

RE: The new speedo suit

Former Member — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:33:24 GMT

I'm with you George - I'm not looking to set any world records when I swim. I just plodd along hoping to get from A to B in a timely manner. I swim in the traditional speedo competition suit, sometimes even a practice suit to meets. Nothing special. However, if the suit makes you feel faster and you think you need the extra advantage that the suits claim to give you - by all means, go for it. How do you say: Different strokes for different folks??

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Former Member — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:09:52 GMT

Not just for kids, a video report www.livenews.com.au/.../Speedo_and_NASA_combine_on_new_supersuit Do you think it is worth buying a suit like this if you are not a top ranked swimmer.

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Former Member — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:00:14 GMT

Speedo has released their "new and improved" suit. Below is a link to the story at swimming world, with quotes from various swimmers about "how it makes em feel" www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../17020.asp As much as I like body suits... I just can't see buying a "new and improved" style until they quit making the older models. But I bet some 10 year old will have it for a b-c meet before long. c'mon you know it's not just the kids... Perhaps the marketing could be: "Give us your flabby, your slow, your overfunded masters yearning for fast free..." :D

RE: The new speedo suit

Former Member — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:15:47 GMT

well it isn't going on sale until May 2008 (according to the article, but July 30 according to speedousa.com), so for us Masters folks, we'll get our first chance to see it first hand at Summer LCM Nationals. I wonder whether I'll see it this weekend. Check out this psych sheet: www.csctigersharks.org/.../Psych.htm

RE: The new speedo suit

Former Member — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:00:11 GMT

for suit deals - beyond swimoutlet.com, etc. - try ebay. from time to time people offer suits, not worn & with tags, for sale. just yesterday a speedo long-john went for $40 + shipping. check it out!

RE: The new speedo suit

Allen Stark — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:52:45 GMT

I saw the speedo sponsored swimmers showing off the new suits on an AM show this morning("Good Morning America"I think)They didn't look as good as the FS IIs IMO,but Katie Hoff in particular said they felt really fast"like a bullet".

RE: The new speedo suit

Muppet — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:46:00 GMT

RE: The new speedo suit

Former Member — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:16:29 GMT

To get fast we need to be large around the middle. It was thought years ago that the blubber layer under the skin of dolphins was one of the reasons they could swim so fast. So this is where I thought the ripple efect made dolphins swim fast. So I have tried to duplicate by having a large middle. www.physorg.com/news68812337.html

RE: The new speedo suit

Former Member — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:01:04 GMT

The Fastkin I's are being hocked at bargain blowout prices right now...and that's the way to go. Considering they were good enough for the year 2000 Olympians...there's no reason why anyone should needlessly splurge on the latest and greatest. Unless they fall into the $ rich man triathlete category as geek pointed out. All expensive gear and no game.

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Iwannafly — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:51:03 GMT

RE: The new speedo suit

Former Member — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:30:12 GMT

The jiggling stuff around the middle could be harnessed by applying ripple technology. Apparently sharks and dolphins use it.

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Former Member — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:13:03 GMT

Arrrrg! Too funny. I finally got my very first FSII highneck bodyskin (at a huge discount) via UPS today. I see I'm several steps behind. I have issues when the models look questionable (at best) in this get-up. The price is insane. Anyone know how many swims this suit lasts? The woman at Kastaway said the FSPRO according to Speedo lasts "about 5 swims." Although I understand from masters you can wear it more than that. But still. . . Just on pure principle alone, I would rather work extra hard and beat my competition (or lose!) in a $30 dolphin suit than pay $550. Speedo.com sent me an email stating that Phelps said, "It feels like a spacesuit." I don't want to be an astronaut on the pool deck. The whole thing is sort of a turnoff. . .

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Former Member — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:59:16 GMT

Sexing Wookiees is easy. You lay them in the palm of your hand belly up and blow on their fur... Swimstud..."it is not wise to upset a wookiee. wookiee's have been known to rip swimmers arms out of their socket..." George, thanks for the link. I am 100%male...last time I checked.

RE: The new speedo suit

Former Member — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:32:52 GMT

Thewookiee I sent you a personal email. I should have asked if you were male or female first. Nothing bad but it is a full bodied swim suit. Sexing Wookiees is easy. You lay them in the palm of your hand belly up and blow on their fur...

RE: The new speedo suit

Former Member — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:27:52 GMT

Thewookiee I sent you a personal email. I should have asked if you were male or female first. Nothing bad but it is a full bodied swim suit. lol i never said the suit was just for kids. i said that i don't think it will take long before one is wearing the new, higher prices suits at a b-c level meet. I like the idea of full body type suits but i question how much does this new suit really work? Is it really that much better? That's for each of us to decide.

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orca1946 — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:23:05 GMT

I guess that I will keep my OLD suit till I burst out of it!:thhbbb: