I know there are many of you out there with strong feelings against technical suits. While I respect your opinions, I am wanting to try a technical suit for the SCY 2011 state/national meets. What I am looking for here are suggestions, tips, and/or recommendations from people who are using technical suits as to what I should be looking for - other than "FINA approved". If you have any advice for someone looking to buy her first technical suit, please let me know. If it makes a difference, I am focusing on mainly freestyle and fly.
Thanks!
I wore the TYR Fusion 2 for this LCM zones this summer. I didn't want to spend a lot of money on a suit, and I really wanted to try a more "technical" suit. I had previously worn a Speedo FSII recordbreaker.
I found that the Fusion 2 was really easy to get on and off for a kneeskin. The material had more give to it than what I expected from a tech suit. I got the same size as my training suit. The only problems (other than trying to figure out how to go to the bathroom once I got it on, and that is just because of it being a kneeskin) was that I didn't think that it had a lot of support up top. It was tight around my knees, but I got used to it. Also, the stitching started coming undone along one of the arm holes. I think that the quality has something to do with it, but if you are looking for an "entry-level" suit, this is probably your best bet. I will probably wear it again. I can't speak to how it will hold up over a season, as I only wore it for 1 day of a 2-day meet.
I wore the TYR Fusion 2 for this LCM zones this summer. I didn't want to spend a lot of money on a suit, and I really wanted to try a more "technical" suit. I had previously worn a Speedo FSII recordbreaker.
I found that the Fusion 2 was really easy to get on and off for a kneeskin. The material had more give to it than what I expected from a tech suit. I got the same size as my training suit. The only problems (other than trying to figure out how to go to the bathroom once I got it on, and that is just because of it being a kneeskin) was that I didn't think that it had a lot of support up top. It was tight around my knees, but I got used to it. Also, the stitching started coming undone along one of the arm holes. I think that the quality has something to do with it, but if you are looking for an "entry-level" suit, this is probably your best bet. I will probably wear it again. I can't speak to how it will hold up over a season, as I only wore it for 1 day of a 2-day meet.
