What is the difference for you?
The difference in your times wearing a Full body rubber tech suit to Permeable Jammers for men & Zipperless Kneeskins for women.
So what is the difference in your times?
share actual meets, dates, the suits you wore and the times you did.
City, Pool
Longhorn New Year's Classic jan 2010
Suit: PRO Jammer (unshaved)
Pool: Austin, TX swim Center
50 fr 22.48
50 bk 25.15
Longhorn New Year's Classic Jan 2009
Suit: Full B70
Pool: Austin, TX swim Center
50 fr 21.99
50 bk 24.64
so the difference for me in 50's is around half a second
I think it might be more for breastroke & it's likely to be more for longer distances
How do your times compare?
Feel free to share
Great idea Ande.
5/7/09: SCY Nationals
Suit: LZR fullbody
Pool: Clovis N HS
50 Free: 22.09
100 Free: 48.11
200 Free: 1:46.20
12/5/09: Colony Zones SCM Champs
Suit: TYR jammers
Pool: Flushing Meadows, NY
(times converted to yards using USA calculator)
50 Free: 22.51 (0.84sec/100 diff, 1.9% increase)
100 Free: 49.50 (1.39sec/100 diff, 2.9% increase)
200 Free: 1:52.32 (3.06sec/100 diff, 5.8% increase)
Based on the 50 free times, this is about par with Ande's experience of about 0.5 sec/50 (0.42 sec for me). What I found interesting was the longer races seem to be impacted more than the 50s.
*Thoughts on how to get back down to these times in Atlanta:
1) Improve kick- understand that weak kickers benefit more from the suits (New Years goal is to get below 1:10 for 100yd kick).
2) Don't focus on freestyle events- branch out and do more stroke training.
3) Be more fit in general, which includes more cross-training (biking, weights) to reduce flab.
Great idea Ande.
5/7/09: SCY Nationals
Suit: LZR fullbody
Pool: Clovis N HS
50 Free: 22.09
100 Free: 48.11
200 Free: 1:46.20
12/5/09: Colony Zones SCM Champs
Suit: TYR jammers
Pool: Flushing Meadows, NY
(times converted to yards using USA calculator)
50 Free: 22.51 (0.84sec/100 diff, 1.9% increase)
100 Free: 49.50 (1.39sec/100 diff, 2.9% increase)
200 Free: 1:52.32 (3.06sec/100 diff, 5.8% increase)
Based on the 50 free times, this is about par with Ande's experience of about 0.5 sec/50 (0.42 sec for me). What I found interesting was the longer races seem to be impacted more than the 50s.
*Thoughts on how to get back down to these times in Atlanta:
1) Improve kick- understand that weak kickers benefit more from the suits (New Years goal is to get below 1:10 for 100yd kick).
2) Don't focus on freestyle events- branch out and do more stroke training.
3) Be more fit in general, which includes more cross-training (biking, weights) to reduce flab.
