Yet another thread about the suits...

Ok, I was wrong. The information I was looking at was referring to the PointZero suit. So, I screwed the pouch on this arguement. Here is one question for the blueseventy fans...are all their waterskins legal for pool use or just the Nero Comp? Based on blueseventy's website, it appears that the pointzero3 suits are also made of the Yamamoto SCS fabric (neoprene is not mentioned). And the FINA approval extends to the pointzero3 as well. For what it's worth, I have one and wore it to Pacific Masters LCM Champs and I can tell you that I went no faster (on a yards conversion basis) in my 200 breaststroke than I did back in April. I did go faster (again, on a yards conversion basis) in my 100 and 50 breaststrokes, but I *think* I can chalk most of that improvement up to better training and the fact that I might be "faster" in a LCM pool (due to having slow turns). The suit didn't really feel heavy to me, though I did get an air/water bubble in the back of it (not that it appeared to slow me down). I did like the suit and will continue wearing it at big meets. I have no real interest in the LZR. I have FS Pro Jammers and can't imagine squeezing into a full body suit made of essentially the same material. The pointzero3 is much more stretchy. Here's blueseventy's website: blueseventy.com/.../ Here's an article on the suit from ironman.com (indicating that SCS is a "neoprene-like" material but is compressed so there is no buoyancy): ironman.com/.../blue-seventys-fast-speed-suit-will-be-worn-by-many-competitors-here-in-kona

Ok, I was wrong. The information I was looking at was referring to the PointZero suit. So, I screwed the pouch on this arguement. Here is one question for the blueseventy fans...are all their waterskins legal for pool use or just the Nero Comp? Based on blueseventy's website, it appears that the pointzero3 suits are also made of the Yamamoto SCS fabric (neoprene is not mentioned). And the FINA approval extends to the pointzero3 as well. For what it's worth, I have one and wore it to Pacific Masters LCM Champs and I can tell you that I went no faster (on a yards conversion basis) in my 200 breaststroke than I did back in April. I did go faster (again, on a yards conversion basis) in my 100 and 50 breaststrokes, but I *think* I can chalk most of that improvement up to better training and the fact that I might be "faster" in a LCM pool (due to having slow turns). The suit didn't really feel heavy to me, though I did get an air/water bubble in the back of it (not that it appeared to slow me down). I did like the suit and will continue wearing it at big meets. I have no real interest in the LZR. I have FS Pro Jammers and can't imagine squeezing into a full body suit made of essentially the same material. The pointzero3 is much more stretchy. Here's blueseventy's website: blueseventy.com/.../ Here's an article on the suit from ironman.com (indicating that SCS is a "neoprene-like" material but is compressed so there is no buoyancy): ironman.com/.../blue-seventys-fast-speed-suit-will-be-worn-by-many-competitors-here-in-kona