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2015-01-16 2:44 AM
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Of course.

I wouldn't expect the same suit, but a one piece in of itself to be much faster, but were I to go wear a speedsuit specifically which has better hydrodynamic materials, no pockets at all, and overall tighter, than I would expect a more significant benefit! :D

2015-01-16 8:35 AM
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Originally posted by dfquigley While in theory the one piece would be slightly more hydro-dynamic, I recently wore py 2-piece suit in the pool, and my fastest 100m of the session, and since my knee in jury was wearing the 2-piece suit ( as opposed to just my shorts ) I can't see a one-piece being *significantly* faster in terms of drag.
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Originally posted by GMAN 19030It does depend on many things: type of material, fit, pockets vs no pockets (or closed pockets).

That stated, there's a reason there's no such thing as a two piece swim skin.

Agreed.  And Desoto states for their Liftfoil (speedsuit) "Our tests have shown varied improvements of swim times of about 2-4 seconds per 100 meters, depending on the individual, over a conventional swimsuit."  I believe Marc did his own testing with the Liftfoil and verified this. 

2015-01-16 10:02 AM
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Originally posted by dfquigley While in theory the one piece would be slightly more hydro-dynamic, I recently wore py 2-piece suit in the pool, and my fastest 100m of the session, and since my knee in jury was wearing the 2-piece suit ( as opposed to just my shorts ) I can't see a one-piece being *significantly* faster in terms of drag.
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I know!! I felt silly, but wanted to test it in the pool before an upcoming sprint triathlon with a pool swim! :p
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