swim suits

RE: swim suits

ande — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:04:04 GMT

you asked: what are currently the best suits to wear for racing? Are you referring to: + suits you can wear a the 2010 SC Nats or + suits that are 2010 FINA approved? How into swimming are you? if you're looking for one that's 2010 FINA Approved I like the Speedo Pro & the new blue seventy neroTX, I'm not yet convinced the new LZR is that much better than the PRO. Ande Jim, you forgot to mention: Rich Abrahams, Michael Mann, Ahelee, Jeff Comings, Roque, Paul Smith, Josh Davis, Dara Torres, Cesar, Lezak, Phelps, Coventry, lochte, shanteau, piersol, coughlin, Hardy, & pretty much everyone on this list for men & this list for women

RE: swim suits

Calvin S — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:03:28 GMT

what company sells the paper suits? http://www.agonswim.com/ customizable how you like too, which is nice. price varies based on colors/decals/etc. the really nice thing about if you get a decal (like a team emblem or something) is that it isnt like an iron on where the material flakes off with use. instead it is part of the suit itself. i found the only MAJOR difference between the paper suit i got fromt hem and the paper suits of old is that these are far more durable.

RE: swim suits

Former Member — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:17:58 GMT

It is debatable which suit is best.

RE: swim suits

Former Member — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:08:53 GMT

2010 approved. I pretty into training, I have only raced a couple of times in the last year. I would like to say I did well.I want to keep getting better. This thread has been helping me. I also read that the fancy suits don't last too long. And are they helpful for open water races too?

RE: swim suits

Former Member — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:45:51 GMT

Just a meet suit. I just started competing again and I really don't know the differences between the suits or what is actually worth buying. I am looking for a 2010 fina approved suit.I was interested in finding out what most people wore and of they even bothered with the tech suits. And if you don't wear a tech suit what type do you use?

RE: swim suits

Calvin S — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:47:50 GMT

paper suit! you also can't go wrong with a fast skin jammer from Speedo

RE: swim suits

Former Member — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:01:46 GMT

I wouldn't say its the same. i found a company that makes vintage paper suits. bought myself one. feels like the paper suit i used to use back when i was a young age grouper (still feels like i am swimming naked...but not) i only included the fast skin in the same breath because for cheap/easy to find, its hard to beat what company sells the paper suits?

RE: swim suits

no200fly — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:09:04 GMT

Ironman's suit? Seriously, I would suggest a Blue 70 until June.

RE: swim suits

Former Member — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 05:07:47 GMT

i was wondering what happened to the "paper suits". that is what we used to call them when I was 13. ( 20 years ago) I didn't realize that it is the same as the fastskins from speedo.

RE: swim suits

That Guy — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:04:19 GMT

I don't know that it is the same, but the FS-Pro material (and the Tyr Tracer Light material) seem similar to paper suits. Not so much the FS and FS-II, they take on too much water and get heavier. Preparing for meters meets, I just replaced my Tyr Tracer Light leggings with a Tyr Tracer Light jammer. Both are paper suit-esque. One interesting difference with the jammer is that it has a barcode-type thing on the back along with "09/09." I think it means that the suit is FINA-approved as of Sept-2009... but are there really meets where someone comes around with a barcode scanner prior to each heat and verifies that each swimmer's @$$ is FINA-compliant??? :mooning::mooning::mooning::mooning::mooning:

RE: swim suits

Calvin S — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:16:14 GMT

i was wondering what happened to the "paper suits". that is what we used to call them when I was 13. ( 20 years ago) I didn't realize that it is the same as the fastskins from speedo. I wouldn't say its the same. i found a company that makes vintage paper suits. bought myself one. feels like the paper suit i used to use back when i was a young age grouper (still feels like i am swimming naked...but not) i only included the fast skin in the same breath because for cheap/easy to find, its hard to beat

RE: swim suits

Chris Stevenson — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 01:17:54 GMT

i was wondering what happened to the "paper suits". that is what we used to call them when I was 13. ( 20 years ago) I didn't realize that it is the same as the fastskins from speedo. I don't know that it is the same, but the FS-Pro material (and the Tyr Tracer Light material) seem similar to paper suits. Not so much the FS and FS-II, they take on too much water and get heavier.