Description

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The LZR Racer Pro Jammer is one of Speedo’s mid-range technical race suits for men.

Speedo, based in London UK, is the world wide top-selling race swimsuit company. Many of the planet’s best swimmers compete in Speedo’s swimsuits and the majority of the present-day world records were established by swimmers using their suits. The brand has been one of the leaders in using new textiles along with new manufacturing methods to build a faster race swimsuit.

In 2010, Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) prohibited the use of full-length swimsuits. Since then, jammers have quickly become the most used style of competition swimsuits for males. The jammer suit must abide by strict FINA rules before they will approve them for racing. The suit can cover the swimmer’s upper legs but not their knees and should be made using a weaved textile.

LZR Pulse Fabric

The jammer’s fabric is perhaps the biggest thing to consider when selecting one. There have been a lot of developments in swimsuit fabric over the last few years. Many of these enhancements have been aimed at creating a swimsuit that’s light as well as aqua-repellent. 

The LZR Racer Pro Jammer is Speedo’s mid-range suit (MSRP $180) but uses their high-end fabric, called LZR Pulse. The fabric was developed in Speedo’s Aqualab and offers excellent hydro-repellancy and chlorine resistance. According to Speedo, the LZR Pulse fabric improves a swimmer’s skin friction by 24 percent over their next tier of fabric, called Fastskin. Speedo also claim that the fabric has the lowest water absorption rate of any woven fabric.

Stitchless Seams

In addition to introducing inventive fabrics, many swimsuit providers are also adding innovative manufacturing procedures. These techniques are geared towards reducing the drag factor of the swimsuit. For instance, production procedures that use seam bonding, rather than the conventional stitching, help reduce drag produced by the swimsuit’s seams. 

While Speedo’s LZR Racer Elite uses stitch-less bonded seams, the Pro Jammer uses traditional stitching, However, Speedo uses vertically orientated stitches which align with the direction of the swimmer to help reduce drag.

A last thing to consider when picking a swim jammer is the suit’s fit. Using optimal fabrics and production techniques, competition jammers try to compress the swimmer’s muscle mass. This muscle compression not only helps in cutting drag but also helps with oxygen circulation, supporting a faster recovery. Speedo use a 3-piece pattern with the Racer Pro that is engineered to optimize the swimmer’s body. To arrive at this pattern, Speedo took hundreds of 3-D body scans from the world’s fastest swimmers. The result is a suit that delivers solid muscle compression which helps keep the swimmer streamline and aids faster recovery.

The swimsuit has been accredited for competition by NCAA and FINA. The LZR Racer Elite is available in black with gold stitching or black with red stitching.

The LZR Racer Pro is one of Speedo’s mid-range swim jammer. They also offer the LZR Racer Elite Jammer, Fastskin FSII Jammer, FS-PRO Jammer and the Aquablade Jammer

User Reviews

Belgica C. from New Orleans, LA
My son love this suit he said it feel better than tyr or speedo.

Swimmers from NY
This suit is great! Ive worn tyr and speedo tech suots, but they arent better than this! The price is just right too. However, like most tech suits, you should go down a size.

Hyunchin K. from Allen, TX
It is not like skin swimming suit but like regular swimming suit.

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