The Speedo always listens to its professional swimmers and the final result is that they feel much more confident wearing these suits as they step up to the swimming blocks. The combination of the super light material and the speed it gives them makes the FS PRO feel like a second skin.
Designed in the Speedo Aqualab, the Speedo’s R&D team, the FS Pro was developed in response to recommendations from swimmers and other experts who were looking for a swimsuit that had all the compression as well as speed of the FSII however in an ultra-light fabric. Comprehensive research has shown the Fastskin FS-Pro to have the lowest passive drag results of any light woven swimsuit on the marketplace, enabling swimmers glide slightly faster through the pool.
- Main characteristics of the FS Pro are:
- Water repellent as well as fast drying material
- Ultra-light and powerful stretch fabric
- Lower overall passive drag than other lightweight swimsuits
- Much better compression than some other woven lightweight swimsuits
- Lower surface friction drag at a fabric level than other woven fabrics
- Enhanced core stability than other woven lightweight swimsuits
- Enhanced fit through computer simulation and optimization
Let us analyze these features…
This suit is made out of innovative water-repellent fabric. The ultra-light fabric is woven from chlorine resistant elastane fibers and super fine nylon yarn. During experimental phase, the PS Pro proved to have the lowest water absorption rate of woven fabrics. This results in a lighter ‘feel’ as well as faster speed in the pool. As one of the fastest drying woven competitive swimsuit on the marketplace today, it has better comfort in and out of the water alike.
- A high density microfiber fabric made of super fine nylon thread and chlorine resistant elastane fibers
- A fifteen percent more powerful compression when compared to any other light performance swimsuit (except LZR Racer) on the marketplace today
- Much improved shape and stretch retention
- Water repellent coating limits water absorption – as a final result you get a durable long lasting suit
- One of a kind water repellent coating bonded to the LZR Pulse fabric through sophisticated plasma process
- Bonding process creates long lasting durable water repellent finish
- Limited water absorption causes a very light feel in the pool
- Fast drying fabric improves performance over several same day trainings
This fast suit provides the swimmer with lessen energy loss during reduced muscle oscillation as well as enhanced back stability throughout the stroke. The FS Pro provides much better compression by area as well. Basically, this means that it exerts much more power in a single square of fabric when compared to other fabrics when put to the test.
- Much greater fabric compression as well as power when compared to any other performance swimsuit on the marketplace
- This fabric compression improves back stability as well as firmness throughout the race without that heavy and restricted feel
- Enhances muscle effectiveness via reduction of excess muscle vibration
This suit was developed using information gained from the body scans of dozens of best professional athletes. The comprehensive research included a very complex process – the CFD. CFD stands for Computational Fluid Dynamics. It’s one of the branches of fluid mechanics that uses algorithms as well as numerical methods in order to analyze and solve issues that involve fluid flows. This process enabled them to analyze the flow of water around athletes as well as drag and, as a final result, make a cyber athlete inside a computer program.
- Seams vertically oriented to lessen drag based on the CFD process
- Fit engineered from body scan information of dozens of professional swimmers resulting in a great bio-mechanic fit
- Seams reinforced using sophisticated sewing process
Cooperating with some of the best swimmers, like Australia’s Grant Hackett as well as America’s Michael Phelps, Speedo’s R&D team developed the Fastskin FS Pro performance suit.
