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??
My freestyle was no more impacted by the suits than my breaststroke for what it's worth. To me, it seems obvious that compression provided as great, if not greater, a speed benefit for many swimmers than the rubberized coating did. In any event, I'm glad that even during the tech suit era I still did about half of my swims in jammers. It has meant that I have a realistic sense for how I perform without the tech suits and it wasn't a crushing blow to discover how much of a swim aid those suits really are. In fact, it helped me realize that fact and is a big reason I'm happy the tech suits are gone.
My freestyle was no more impacted by the suits than my breaststroke for what it's worth. To me, it seems obvious that compression provided as great, if not greater, a speed benefit for many swimmers than the rubberized coating did. In any event, I'm glad that even during the tech suit era I still did about half of my swims in jammers. It has meant that I have a realistic sense for how I perform without the tech suits and it wasn't a crushing blow to discover how much of a swim aid those suits really are. In fact, it helped me realize that fact and is a big reason I'm happy the tech suits are gone.
