It seems that FINA has not banned tech suits in open water swimming. It also seems that USMS has banned tech suits for their events following USA-S actions. So, does that mean that tech suits are banned from USMS sanctioned open water events or just pool events?
Still confused.
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I wore the blue seventy nero 10k for big shoulders. This is low down on the suits, spent my hours reading about both wet suits and swim skins. Swim skins have not been as of yet band in open water swimming. Most pool events yes they have but mostly in the college meets. Older nylon swim skins can take on water only if you don't care for them the right way. They have a chemical coating and heat searing process on the out side. If washed with detregent it strips that and will make it take on more water and not dry as fast. This is why care is important, bad fit not tight enough can make more water come between you and the suit, hence more drage The new swim skins are still nylon but have a rubber coating on the out side.
So they do not fill with water and do not make you float better like a wet suit. Wet suits are made of neopren that will float in the water. Swim skins dont float so there is no advantage except lower drag then a normal suit. So you glide through the water faster. but if your a slow swimmer you will still be slow with it. Un like a wet suit that will make you float so you can swim faster and in that way are diffrent the swim skins. The blue seventy nero, because of the runbber coating keeps you some what warmer with out using a wet suit and being put in a diffrent class. Also protects you from scraps in the water from people or stuff in the water. If you swim alot of ocean swim it helps to protect your skin form sea salt and coral scraps. I have both old nylon tyr tech suit and nero 10k. Love the nero 10k cause it was built for open water swiming very comfortable so guess it comes down to preferance.
I wore the blue seventy nero 10k for big shoulders. This is low down on the suits, spent my hours reading about both wet suits and swim skins. Swim skins have not been as of yet band in open water swimming. Most pool events yes they have but mostly in the college meets. Older nylon swim skins can take on water only if you don't care for them the right way. They have a chemical coating and heat searing process on the out side. If washed with detregent it strips that and will make it take on more water and not dry as fast. This is why care is important, bad fit not tight enough can make more water come between you and the suit, hence more drage The new swim skins are still nylon but have a rubber coating on the out side.
So they do not fill with water and do not make you float better like a wet suit. Wet suits are made of neopren that will float in the water. Swim skins dont float so there is no advantage except lower drag then a normal suit. So you glide through the water faster. but if your a slow swimmer you will still be slow with it. Un like a wet suit that will make you float so you can swim faster and in that way are diffrent the swim skins. The blue seventy nero, because of the runbber coating keeps you some what warmer with out using a wet suit and being put in a diffrent class. Also protects you from scraps in the water from people or stuff in the water. If you swim alot of ocean swim it helps to protect your skin form sea salt and coral scraps. I have both old nylon tyr tech suit and nero 10k. Love the nero 10k cause it was built for open water swiming very comfortable so guess it comes down to preferance.
