Kneeskin - Performance Speed

WHO IT'S FOR 

Racing and race-pace training where approved swimwear is not required. Plenty of swimmers find a closed-back race suit pulls across the shoulder blades and shortens the reach at the front of the stroke, which is the one place a race suit should not cost you anything. This one is cut to leave that alone. 

• Club and open competition that does not mandate approved swimwear 
• Time trials and race-pace sets 
• Swimmers who want a compressive race fit with full shoulder freedom 
• Anyone who finds a closed-back race suit restrictive through the shoulders 

WHERE IT SITS IN THE RANGE 

Zone3 makes race swimwear in two lines. Performance Gold uses PaperLite fabric with a nano coating, and the Performance Gold Kneeskin in that line is World Aquatics approved. Performance Speed uses Aquaflo. This kneeskin is not approved, so choose the Performance Gold Kneeskin if your event requires approved swimwear. 

KEY BENEFITS 

1. Less drag through the water. A water-repellent coating over hydrodynamic Aquaflo sheds water at the surface rather than absorbing it, lowering resistance across a race. 

2. Shoulders left alone. The open back gives unrestricted movement through the catch and the recovery, with no fabric pulling across the shoulder blades at the front of the stroke. 

3. Compression where it counts. Highly structured fabric applies targeted compression through the body and thighs, aiding muscular activation through repeated hard efforts. 

4. Support that holds your line. The structured construction supports the body and aids body position in the water, holding the shape you set rather than letting it soften over a race. 

5. A shape that lasts the season. Shape retention is built into the fabric structure, so the fit does not slacken across a year of racing and race-pace sets. 

WHAT YOU'LL FEEL 

Tight through the body and thighs, and open across the back. Getting into it takes a minute and some patience. Once on, the fabric sits slick against the skin and the legs feel held rather than covered, with a steady low pressure that does not ease off. The difference shows at the front of the stroke, where the arms go overhead with nothing catching or pulling you back down.