FINA are going to review current swimsuit design amid concerns that technology is influencing the sport:
news.bbc.co.uk/.../7312593.stm
Seems strange to me that the only way technical suits can be legal is if they do not offer an advantage but that the only reason for wearing one is to gain an advantage.
Does anyone out there wear a technical suit for reasons other than to help them go faster?
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Hey thanks for the comment Art Z.
I had a conversation with one of the guys on the swim team that I help manage and here’s another item to add to my list of "Pet Peeves" about these new suits.
He says the combination of full body coverage and waterproof material eliminates the water flow over your skin that would normally keep you cool (if you were swimming in briefs) and you actually sweat in the suit –yes he said sweat- while you’re swimming! :shakeshead:
When he gets out of the pool he can’t wait to get the damn thing off and run into the locker room to take a long shower just as if he had finished a work out on dry land. Also, the waterproofing keeps the perspiration inside the suit so it too has to be thoroughly washed or it starts smelling like a moldy gym bag.
Frankly I’m developing a case of “Obsessive Compulsive Disorder” as I learn more sordid details about how these new suits feel and every time I read something new about them, I get the uncontrollable urge to start flinging off all of my clothes until I’m wearing nothing but my Fruit Of The Loom undies right in front of everybody in my office. :help:
Happy swimming :)
Dolphin 2
Hey thanks for the comment Art Z.
I had a conversation with one of the guys on the swim team that I help manage and here’s another item to add to my list of "Pet Peeves" about these new suits.
He says the combination of full body coverage and waterproof material eliminates the water flow over your skin that would normally keep you cool (if you were swimming in briefs) and you actually sweat in the suit –yes he said sweat- while you’re swimming! :shakeshead:
When he gets out of the pool he can’t wait to get the damn thing off and run into the locker room to take a long shower just as if he had finished a work out on dry land. Also, the waterproofing keeps the perspiration inside the suit so it too has to be thoroughly washed or it starts smelling like a moldy gym bag.
Frankly I’m developing a case of “Obsessive Compulsive Disorder” as I learn more sordid details about how these new suits feel and every time I read something new about them, I get the uncontrollable urge to start flinging off all of my clothes until I’m wearing nothing but my Fruit Of The Loom undies right in front of everybody in my office. :help:
Happy swimming :)
Dolphin 2
