SUIT UP. What's Going On? 

amen to that!

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I see a lot of push from parents when they are not so educated about what a swim season entails and see other team’s coaches allow their swimmers to suit up at every single meet. I think it’s a detriment to those young swimmers who learn to rely on the suit and not themselves and never get a chance to gauge their performance unsuited. It’s very prevalent in my area.

This is actually very helpful if your suit is brand new and you need it yo adjust to your body

Also for some race suits can feel different in the water so it's nice for some swimmers to wear them to get used to them but personally I think especially for those without endless race suits that you should save it for the meets and that the meet warm up should be enough for you to come to terms with how it feels

guess his contract with Speedo ended? he signed it about this time two years ago

was wondering this

He also has Tyr googles

@@bcallan54 no those are magic 5s

@@alexdevries9125 ugly af

Easily one of the best movies ever.

I wear my suit (current one is Speedo) only at meets our club almost never suits up. I will wear it for the duration of the meet because I find it so much harder to get on when I'm already wet so I'll put it on dry and wear it the whole meet. Usually I can get them to last a year despite the usual 6 month lifespan. By the end they're quite thin and loose but still do what I need them to do. So usually that'll be at least 6 full weekend/multi day meets with a few one day meets through so looking at close to or more than 20 wears. I rinse them and hang them as soon as I get home and once dry they go back in their box. I'm a girl I got my first race suit at 14 but it was the cheapest one available ($220 AUD), I didn't get more expensive suits ($600 AUD) until I could pay for it myself with money I earned working. My brother also got his first race suit at 14 but his was on sale ($50 AUD) only last year at nearly 16 did he get a slightly more expensive suit and he had an Aus Age Championship qualifying time. It's smart waiting until the end of the season, after all you want the suit to be in the best condition for the championship meet. My coach's belief is that you don't need the suit to be good, it's about belief eg. you believe the suit makes you good so you swim good. Anyway point being look after the suit, stretch out its lifespan as much as possible, if it's not got holes or is see through it's still good. The suit isn't the be all and end all, save it for the major meet and maybe hold onto the old one to wear in less important situations (training, minor meets) should help increase the lifespan. Hope it's helpful.

get better soon man

I can’t swim for a month

Can swim now

His contract with Speedo ended. He wears The Magic 5 goggles.

Swim mom here, and you are 100% correct. Tech suits do not go on easily. It’s a workout and nerve wracking trying to get it on without damaging the suit ( or the swimmer! ) haha. Skin slick for the win!

@@mguydon2170 LOL All the best to your daughter!

Tech suits are actually better than just normal human skin, therefore it is better to cover as much skin as possible. There was a period where there were no limits to the size of a suit, and the olympic teams quickly developed a full body "super suit." The full body suit was banned because of the advantage that came with the more expensive suit, and now a mens suit must be below the belly button and above the knees, which tech suits take full advantage of.

His contract with Speedo ended recently.

yes they are

It’s $500 for women

magic 5 goggles

@Denis Zaimov What's your last official race? I want to see protocols.

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@@Lwynn4796 Be cool, Dark, it's an arch sort of humor. Miller uses it on himself. A question arose last year of whether a Hoosier swimmer (male) was kissable or not. Miller jokingly allowed as how he would kiss the kid.