Of the approximately 100 suits that another sportswear company, zentai unitard Nike, has given away here, 95 have been a version of the lycra zentai suit , said Carrie Bates, a sports marketing manager for Nike and an Olympic champion swimmer in 1984.

Amy Van Dyken, who became the only American woman to win four swim gold medals in one Olympics, at the Atlanta Games, pointed out that she won the 50 freestyle and the 100 butterfly by a combined total of four-hundredths of a cheap zentai second.

Lenny Krayzelburg, a world record-holder in the 100 and 200 backstrokes, said he would wear a Mixed color Lycra Spandex Sexy Suit2 version of the Fastskin suit that extended from his waist to his knees because he sensed a loss of feel for the water in the suits that covered his entire legs, chest and arms. Some breaststrokers said they felt constrained by the suits when they perform their outward-kicking stroke.

A number of swimmers have complained that the national catsuit swimming federation’s vacillation has caused confusion and interrupted training with the Purple Maple Leaf Lycra Spandex Half Length Sleeveless Leotard a . But most swimmers seem pleased to have a chance to compete in the suits before the Olympic Games, where they will be prevalent.