I'm confused on all this stuff about suits.
I have a Masters LCM meet this Saturday. Is the B70 illegal? Is the FS Pro legal? I'm going to assume my poly is legal! I didn't get much use out of my B70 so I would have worn it one last time but am I correct in that it's a no go?
Thanks!
For what it is worth, the tech suit GURU Ande says the Pro is a very good suit. I would hope it lasts more than a few swims given the retail price vs. the B70.
For what it is worth, the tech suit GURU Ande says the Pro is a very good suit. I would hope it lasts more than a few swims given the retail price vs. the B70.
For me, the B70 versus Pro/LZR argument boils down to:
1) B70 almost as fast as the Pro and/or LZR
2) B70 about the same price as the Pro and cheaper than the LZR
3) B70 lasts MUCH longer than either Pro or LZR
So for me, my return on investment (ROI) for the B70 is sooooo much higher than the Pro or LZR (if I could even FIT in a LZR) that it more than compensates for any possible time drops from the Pro or LZR.
That overall durability may or may not be a factor in the ruling against it. Seems strange that other suits that look a lot like the Nero Comp are legal. Pure speculation on my part but it's amazing the level of speculation when there are no specific testing requirements identified, eh?
By the way people talk about the amazing B70, shouldn't I have added tons of time? Or is the general consensus that the Pro is about the same as the B70.
Not if you're just swimming faster now. Your personal improvement may have trumped the difference the suit makes. My personal experience is that the B70 is probably faster. I swam faster across the board in a B70 than a did a FS Pro, but I never tried a direct comparison at the same meet. Also, I have the FS Pro legs, but the full body B70.
So I wore a FS Pro for the first time ever and went almost exactly the same or faster than my lifetime B70 times. By the way people talk about the amazing B70, shouldn't I have added tons of time? Or is the general consensus that the Pro is about the same as the B70. BTW, those pros only last a few swims. I could feel mine stretch out hour by hour.
So I wore a FS Pro for the first time ever and went almost exactly the same or faster than my lifetime B70 times. By the way people talk about the amazing B70, shouldn't I have added tons of time? Or is the general consensus that the Pro is about the same as the B70. BTW, those pros only last a few swims. I could feel mine stretch out hour by hour.
Puff'n'Stuff: I would say that for most swimmers, the B70 is considerably faster than the Pro. Albeit that the B70 takes some getting used to because it feels much different than the Pro (which, to me, feel like a very tight old school paper suit). The B70 also stretches out, but not like the Pro; and the B70 can/should be "suctioned" against your skin (defeating the whole air trapping argument). All in all, the B70 is a much more durable, arguably faster suit than anything Speedo has. YMMV.
