While some swimming organizations are running away from tech suits, we masters are embracing them with open arms:
www.usms.org/.../newsitem.php
This is great news for USMS!
Great job Rob Butcher and Roque Santos! Gotta love it when two breaststrokers work together...
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You told us all a while back that despite not being a swimmer you had tried on a friend's tech suit. From the post above it appears that was not the truth. So, have you weared one or not, yes or no?? Please reference post #43 in this thread where you said you had weared one:
forums.usms.org/showthread.php
Hey Aquageek
I don’t have to be a competitive swimmer to know this common fact about hydrodynamics of swimming: If you want to gain more speed, the factor that should receive highest priority is to get more propulsion and reducing surface drag is way at the bottom of the list of priorities.
If people want to swim faster, the simplest solution is to just put on a (relatively inexpensive and long lasting) set of paddles and flippers -not some expensive “tech suit”.
I know people who are spending huge amounts of money on being a part of the tech suit fad don’t like hearing this, but you’re getting played for a sucker by the suit makers who are raking in big $$$. :badday:
However being that I’m a “Dirty Filthy Capitalist Pig”, it’s perfectly OK with me if you have no reservation about spending a lot of money on those suits and I’m seriously thinking about buying stock in the parent companies that own the suit makers. :banana:
So I am quite pleased that your craze will be putting money in my pocket and you will be helping me buy a vacation condo!!! :anim_coffee:
Happy holidays!!!
Dolphin 2
You told us all a while back that despite not being a swimmer you had tried on a friend's tech suit. From the post above it appears that was not the truth. So, have you weared one or not, yes or no?? Please reference post #43 in this thread where you said you had weared one:
forums.usms.org/showthread.php
Hey Aquageek
I don’t have to be a competitive swimmer to know this common fact about hydrodynamics of swimming: If you want to gain more speed, the factor that should receive highest priority is to get more propulsion and reducing surface drag is way at the bottom of the list of priorities.
If people want to swim faster, the simplest solution is to just put on a (relatively inexpensive and long lasting) set of paddles and flippers -not some expensive “tech suit”.
I know people who are spending huge amounts of money on being a part of the tech suit fad don’t like hearing this, but you’re getting played for a sucker by the suit makers who are raking in big $$$. :badday:
However being that I’m a “Dirty Filthy Capitalist Pig”, it’s perfectly OK with me if you have no reservation about spending a lot of money on those suits and I’m seriously thinking about buying stock in the parent companies that own the suit makers. :banana:
So I am quite pleased that your craze will be putting money in my pocket and you will be helping me buy a vacation condo!!! :anim_coffee:
Happy holidays!!!
Dolphin 2