Bob Strand set a world record for his age group in a Nero blueseventy at the SPMA Regional Long Course Championships hosted by Conejo Simi Aquatics at Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, CA. I don't remember his time for I was more interested in what he thought of the suit. Of course he was stoked. Results will be posted soon.However, I saw two Nero blueseventy suits rip today in the exact same spot, a two inch tear along the seams in the upper thigh area by the gluteus maximus region
By the way, Bob Strand's suit did not fail. I learned today that if you are going to race in a Nero, be sure it is wet; less chance of tearing.
Now, as for the fastest suit in the world: I saw Erik Hockstein set a world record today in the 4x100 LCM free while wearing a Speedo LZR. It was during the opening swim of a relay in a time of 52.20. (Yes, that is blazing fast and it was fun to see.) He later swam in a Nero in the 100 free in a time 52.86.
Now I have to be fair. I did not see a TYR Tracer Light today. I was going to purchase one and wear it but scheduling factors did not permit me to make the 50 mile drive to go buy one. Also, I can't find one online yet. So I am qualifying my experience with speedsuits here. The fastest suit I have ever seen in person is the Speedo LZR. It's faster than Nike Hydra, the Nero blueseventy, former Speedo suits, former TYR speedsuits, Former Arena suits and Diana.
It is a remarkable suit but watching someone put it one on is actually stressful. Especially the zipping up part. It's like setting a mousetrap; you are afraid it will go very wrong and nail your fingers when you go to place it down on the floor.
I am seriously still looking at a TYR Tracer Light or Rise though due to the fact that the LZR has a short shelf life and the Tracer may be the only game in town in terms of quality. Now when I buy a TYR Tracer Light and if it by chance rips or tears, you will hear about it and then we all will be back to square one as to which "dope" is best.
6 comments:
Too bad you didn't get a new suit ... but you swam just fine without it.
P.S. Putting on a new full body fastskin is no fun either! The standard line is if you get into it in under 15 minutes, it's too big!
It took this person 15 minutes if you exclude the breaks. Another person and I help them get zipped up and it was stressful.
Once this person was zipped up, it looked like they lost 10 pounds and this person has probably a single digit body fat ratio.
Erik doesn't need any suit to go faster. When I line up for my heat and I see him in the next lane i just want to go home. That guy is f'in fast.
Good luck today. I'm scratching. Two days of racing is enough for me. Plus I am sick of sitting on the 405 on my way home
"I learned today that if you are going to race in a Nero, be sure it is wet; less chance of tearing."
Wouldn't they *have* to be wet to race in it? ;-)
You're so fast you don't even pick up your gold medals because your box is getting too heavy! I saw your sticker for one today that you didn't collect and wondered if you were a existential minimalist! i.e. to much bling!
Also, your 200 LCM fly can spank my 200 LCM free! Don't think I didn't notice! ;-)
Trev, it's the force field that makes them fast. The wet swim suit behind it cools the surface heat and prevents tearing. ;-)
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