Yet another thread about the suits...

I hope reality hits people that it's the athetes doing well in the suits. I just don't believe these new suits really give people that much of an advantage(exeception...Blue seventy since it has neoprene in the material) John, whatever it has, the B70 does not feel very buoyant to me. It isn't like wearing a wetsuit (I know Paul Smith feels differently). I have never tried the FS-Pro or LZR so I can't compare. I believe wearing the B70 helped me when I was unshaved/untapered but it wasn't like wearing a jetpack or anything. I think the advantage over shaved skin is small, not huge. Galen, you can't have it both ways...on the one hand, you have argued that the suits don't help. On the other hand you want to put an asterisk next to the records with the suits. The impact of the suits on college budgets could be significant if the prices don't fall. (That is one reason I like the B70 over the LZR: cheaper and more durable for roughly the same effect.) The U of Richmond coach voiced a similar concern to me a couple months ago. He isn't worried about losing the program, but conceivably he could lose a scholarship or two if he insisted on getting LZRs for everyone. The NCAA might want to think about some restrictions, the potential risks of the suits to the sport are possibly greater than the benefits. Same thing at the age group level for USA-S.

I hope reality hits people that it's the athetes doing well in the suits. I just don't believe these new suits really give people that much of an advantage(exeception...Blue seventy since it has neoprene in the material) John, whatever it has, the B70 does not feel very buoyant to me. It isn't like wearing a wetsuit (I know Paul Smith feels differently). I have never tried the FS-Pro or LZR so I can't compare. I believe wearing the B70 helped me when I was unshaved/untapered but it wasn't like wearing a jetpack or anything. I think the advantage over shaved skin is small, not huge. Galen, you can't have it both ways...on the one hand, you have argued that the suits don't help. On the other hand you want to put an asterisk next to the records with the suits. The impact of the suits on college budgets could be significant if the prices don't fall. (That is one reason I like the B70 over the LZR: cheaper and more durable for roughly the same effect.) The U of Richmond coach voiced a similar concern to me a couple months ago. He isn't worried about losing the program, but conceivably he could lose a scholarship or two if he insisted on getting LZRs for everyone. The NCAA might want to think about some restrictions, the potential risks of the suits to the sport are possibly greater than the benefits. Same thing at the age group level for USA-S.