I recently purchased a Finis Ultimate Drag Suit to use when I swim on Tues, Thurs and Sat with other swimmers. I am consitantly the fastest swimmer there. Often times by a sizeable margin. I thought buying a dragsuit would help even the field so I didn't have so much rest and would give me a hard workout. Unfortunately this drag suit turned me from the fastest swimmer there into the slowest. It's clear that I won't be wearing this suit while I swim with them anytime soon. But I thought maybe a standard drag suit would be the right fit. The Finis suit I'm wearing has 4 pockets that catch additional water.
What's your experience with drag suits. How much do they slow you down.
I do something similar to James, though not quite as extreme.
This is the drag suit I wear:
Amazon.com: Speedo Men's Poly Mesh Square Leg Bathing Suit: Clothing
I typically wear a brief in a 28, and wear it under the drag suit. The sizing of the drag suits is a bit squirrley, and I typically wear a 34 (again tying as tight as I can so it doesn't come off).
Just this morning, we were doing a sprint set. We did 50s fast from the blocks. I did 5 of them free, 3 with the drag suit, 2 without. My times on those without were about 2-3 seconds faster than with.
Even when I do a meet, I'll do my warm-up with a typical brief/drag suit combo, before changing into a jammer for racing. The first time I ever wore a jammer, I hadn't worn it in water at all (tried it on at home to make sure it fit) until I dove in for a 100 LCM free. It felt like I was swimming on top of the water.
I do something similar to James, though not quite as extreme.
This is the drag suit I wear:
Amazon.com: Speedo Men's Poly Mesh Square Leg Bathing Suit: Clothing
I typically wear a brief in a 28, and wear it under the drag suit. The sizing of the drag suits is a bit squirrley, and I typically wear a 34 (again tying as tight as I can so it doesn't come off).
Just this morning, we were doing a sprint set. We did 50s fast from the blocks. I did 5 of them free, 3 with the drag suit, 2 without. My times on those without were about 2-3 seconds faster than with.
Even when I do a meet, I'll do my warm-up with a typical brief/drag suit combo, before changing into a jammer for racing. The first time I ever wore a jammer, I hadn't worn it in water at all (tried it on at home to make sure it fit) until I dove in for a 100 LCM free. It felt like I was swimming on top of the water.
