While never a competitive swimmer, I believe that low-tech swimming trunks are still fine. However, ReachfortheWall.com reports that it is not only elite swimmers who are buying hi-tech swimsuits recommended for just five to seven swims:
The Rockville-Montgomery Swim Club swimmer, 18, bought his high-tech suit last summer, after watching Michael Phelps and company break records and win Olympic medals wearing the LZR. Soon, the suits began popping up at local pools, and on the starting blocks at meets such as the Potomac Valley Swimming Long Course Senior Championships, which begin today at the University of Maryland…
“The typical high-end suit went from $100 with the Fastskin to $300 with the FSII and FS-Pro, and then all of a sudden, in the past year, it jumped to $550 for a swimsuit,” said Bob York, who owns Aardvark Swim and Sport owner in Chantilly.
Still, the LZR’s $500-plus price tag and the fact that its benefits are said to diminish considerably after five swims are no deterrents for parents who feel they need to “keep up with the Joneses” at the pool…
At the middle levels of amateur swimming, the worth of these suits is debatable.
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