Really only have taken a good look at the 100 breastroke (men) times, but, over-all really slow (in my opinion) No world records. Has the suits made that much difference? I don't know. Pool conditions-weather-who knows??
It can be downright shocking, buddy. Prepare thyself for the new world, but you're right on, I believe, with the fact we're all in the same boat. Or suit...or whatever...
Jim, can you offer some before and after comparisons from your own swimming performances?
And do you agree with Chris S's idea that sprints and freestyle are hurt the most?
At SCY Colony Zones last spring, I wore the B70 for the 100 and 200 and got lifetime bests in both events.
For the 50, I was one of the testers of the new Speedo jammer (absurdly priced, in my opinion). I went a respectable time for me--a 24.78, only a bit slower than the time I had swum it in a B70 two weeks earlier.
However, I was having such a good meet, and the GMU pool was so much faster than the pool I'd swum in earlier that I do wonder if I might have broken 24 for the first time in ages with the B70.
I'll never know, alas. But I concluded that the "fastest" jammer other people's money could buy was still between .25-1.00 seconds slower than the used B70 I got from a forumite for 1/4th the cost.
Besides speed alone, one thing I noticed from the get go about the full body suits is they make swimming easier and less tiring for me. Because of this, I predict that my times in longer distance events, and in LCM pools, will be impacted more than shorter sprints.
Personal prediction: 2-3 seconds per 100 LCM slower up to 400; 3-4 seconds (god, I hope no more!) in anything longer.
It can be downright shocking, buddy. Prepare thyself for the new world, but you're right on, I believe, with the fact we're all in the same boat. Or suit...or whatever...
Jim, can you offer some before and after comparisons from your own swimming performances?
And do you agree with Chris S's idea that sprints and freestyle are hurt the most?
At SCY Colony Zones last spring, I wore the B70 for the 100 and 200 and got lifetime bests in both events.
For the 50, I was one of the testers of the new Speedo jammer (absurdly priced, in my opinion). I went a respectable time for me--a 24.78, only a bit slower than the time I had swum it in a B70 two weeks earlier.
However, I was having such a good meet, and the GMU pool was so much faster than the pool I'd swum in earlier that I do wonder if I might have broken 24 for the first time in ages with the B70.
I'll never know, alas. But I concluded that the "fastest" jammer other people's money could buy was still between .25-1.00 seconds slower than the used B70 I got from a forumite for 1/4th the cost.
Besides speed alone, one thing I noticed from the get go about the full body suits is they make swimming easier and less tiring for me. Because of this, I predict that my times in longer distance events, and in LCM pools, will be impacted more than shorter sprints.
Personal prediction: 2-3 seconds per 100 LCM slower up to 400; 3-4 seconds (god, I hope no more!) in anything longer.
