Legskin vs. full body suit.?

Question

I am planning on getting the new lzr racer for this years high school season. Please do not tell me that im wasting my money, its an investment im willing to make. I mostly swim backstroke, and hope to win state in the 100 back this season. ive never worn a fastskin of any kind before, and i notice on the olympic trials some of the guys wear legskins and some where the body. Personally, I feel like the legskin would be better because of the way arm rotation is with backstroke. Which is best? Also, I noticed that the olympians are wearing 2 caps..? what is the purpose of this?

Answer 1

i too am a backstroker and ive tried a full body fastskin and i feel it restricts my shoulders to a certain extent, but its great for all my other events

so i would say if you are only going for the backstroke, get the legskin

Answer 2

I have a teammate who wears a full body fastskin and at the state meet he changed into a different suit for his backstroke because he feels it restricts his shoulders too much. so i would recommend the legskin.