I don't want to get into the tech suit debate because I really just want to wear a traditional suit and compete. I dont have a moral stand on the issue, I just grew up in normal suits and that is what I am comfortable in.
My question is wether there are any high-level swimmers that dont wear tech suits, but still setting records and winning events? I am curious both about Masters meets, but also USA Swimming and international swim meets.
It would be dumb to suggest that Phelps couldn't make the Olympic team if he were to only wear an FSPro jammer, as he has put up times in that suit that would have qualified him. By non-tech suit, I was thinking "speedo brief." I think his best shot would have been the 800 free relay....
Well, I have a hard time thinking that jammers are "technical suits" since I see 8-yo summer league swimmers in them. Maybe not FS-Pros, but those are virtually old-style paper suits in fancy glossing. But even granting that point...
The second place finisher in the 200 fly at US Trials was 1:53.86. I don't know what the 3rd place finisher was, but we are talking almost 2 seconds here. So you essentially think a jammer has a 1 second/100 advantage over a brief. We'll just have to disagree about that.
It would be dumb to suggest that Phelps couldn't make the Olympic team if he were to only wear an FSPro jammer, as he has put up times in that suit that would have qualified him. By non-tech suit, I was thinking "speedo brief." I think his best shot would have been the 800 free relay....
Well, I have a hard time thinking that jammers are "technical suits" since I see 8-yo summer league swimmers in them. Maybe not FS-Pros, but those are virtually old-style paper suits in fancy glossing. But even granting that point...
The second place finisher in the 200 fly at US Trials was 1:53.86. I don't know what the 3rd place finisher was, but we are talking almost 2 seconds here. So you essentially think a jammer has a 1 second/100 advantage over a brief. We'll just have to disagree about that.
