I am just back from the SPMA meet where all the top finisher were wearing the latest generation tech suits,mostly B-70s(or were named Jeff Commings.)I have here to for been in favor of the suits,but now I am not so sure.First,they eliminate the old bench marks.I went my fastest 100m BR in 5 yr in my LZR,but it was only .3 sec faster than I did untapered 5 wk earlier in my first swim in the LZR.So was my swim good or not,I'm not sure.Also,instead of focusing on technique or pace I found myself ruminating over aspects of the suits,how many more swims did the suit have,is it the right size,was the reason I didn't get better results from my B-70 because it was too big?etc.The B-70 has somewhat mitigated the "too expensive,not durable" problem,but for how long.
Lets say a company comes up with a suit that is much faster,say 4 sec/100.Further that it is very expensive(say $1000) lasts 4 swims and is very hard to make so that quantities are always limited and the fastest way to get one is to bid up to $3000 on ebay. Now lets say your nemesis has one,or that getting one is your best chance to get TT or AA or a ZR or WR,or that your child is close to making JO cuts,or finally beating his/her nemesis etc. Is it worth it and where does it stop?
the person I spoke with said an additional non tech suit for modesty reasons might be permitted
people should sit on towels on the bench when putting on their tech suits
some have been scarred for life from being an involuntary witness to certain folks struggling to put on their tech suits
What about the people that wear a 2nd drag suit for rinky-dink meets?
What about folks who wear a suit under their jammers/legs/kneeskins/full body suits not only for extra support (both genders have body parts that tend to flop around :bouncing:), but also for ease of change and for lack of scaring locker room friends with "the porn areas?" Not everyone is comfortable sitting in a crowded locker room buck nekked trying to get a suit on with the goods hanging out for all to see - or walking into said situation.
the person I spoke with said an additional non tech suit for modesty reasons might be permitted
people should sit on towels on the bench when putting on their tech suits
some have been scarred for life from being an involuntary witness to certain folks struggling to put on their tech suits
What about the people that wear a 2nd drag suit for rinky-dink meets?
What about folks who wear a suit under their jammers/legs/kneeskins/full body suits not only for extra support (both genders have body parts that tend to flop around :bouncing:), but also for ease of change and for lack of scaring locker room friends with "the porn areas?" Not everyone is comfortable sitting in a crowded locker room buck nekked trying to get a suit on with the goods hanging out for all to see - or walking into said situation.
