I thought that part of the logic of the coverage restrictions was to ensure that the suits don't give any significant advantage. Are people finding that the current generation of FINA approved suits still give a significant advantage? If not, why pay the rather high asking price for them?
Having competed in two of the FINA legal kneeskins, I think there is an advantage over a practice suit or tank. How much? Hard to tell. But there is definitely some degree of compression, buoyancy and water repellency in the new suits.
As for the kids, at the last big USA-S meet I attended (Sectionals) 99% of the girls had on the Speedo LZR Elite kneeskin.
I thought that part of the logic of the coverage restrictions was to ensure that the suits don't give any significant advantage. Are people finding that the current generation of FINA approved suits still give a significant advantage? If not, why pay the rather high asking price for them?
Having competed in two of the FINA legal kneeskins, I think there is an advantage over a practice suit or tank. How much? Hard to tell. But there is definitely some degree of compression, buoyancy and water repellency in the new suits.
As for the kids, at the last big USA-S meet I attended (Sectionals) 99% of the girls had on the Speedo LZR Elite kneeskin.
