Swam in my first meet this past weekend in over 20 yrs and have a question.
I swam with my "jammer" suit I practice in, just an everyday Tyr suit, feels pretty tight normally, but during my races this weekend I could feel it "rippling" against my thighs, obviously not tight enough.
I don't want it to turn into a "tech suit" thread, but wondered what kind of suit I should get.
I have about a 33 inch waist, and my suit it a size 34. What size should I buy? Gonna have to do it over the net because there are no swim stores around...
Thanks!!! I had a great time at the meet by the way!
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If you don't want to go the tech suit route, go down a suit size to 32 and try a Speedo Endurance jammer. They don't really have compression in the way the tech suits do, but the fabric is less stretchy than other typical Lycra suits in the same price range. I find all of the "normal" lycra suits (e.g., Aquablade, Fusion 2) too stretchy and not at all durable, even when just used for competition.
FYI: I'm a 34" waist and 32" suits seem good.
If you do want to step up to a tech suit, the TYR Tracer Light (www.swimoutlet.com/ProductDetails.asp is a great one -- you can usually find them around $100 and they have better durability than most tech suits.
Sorry, I think I DO want a tech suit, I just don't THIS THREAD to turn into a debate about whether the TECH SUIT RULES are correct or not.
I DO want tech suit advice!
Thanks!
If you don't want to go the tech suit route, go down a suit size to 32 and try a Speedo Endurance jammer. They don't really have compression in the way the tech suits do, but the fabric is less stretchy than other typical Lycra suits in the same price range. I find all of the "normal" lycra suits (e.g., Aquablade, Fusion 2) too stretchy and not at all durable, even when just used for competition.
FYI: I'm a 34" waist and 32" suits seem good.
If you do want to step up to a tech suit, the TYR Tracer Light (www.swimoutlet.com/ProductDetails.asp is a great one -- you can usually find them around $100 and they have better durability than most tech suits.
Sorry, I think I DO want a tech suit, I just don't THIS THREAD to turn into a debate about whether the TECH SUIT RULES are correct or not.
I DO want tech suit advice!
Thanks!
