I bought both the open back and a closed back for my daughter. She had her doubts about the closed back but after racing in it once she was hooked. The suit lasted 13 races before finally holding water. It is a great suit and I will be ordering more.

These are great. 2years ago (14 100#) my daughter was a 22 closed back elite 2. She switched to the closed back Valor last year but needed a 20 (15 120#) winter she switched to the 20 open back (could not fit the closed 20) she can still wear that one spring (130#) but likes the extra space in the 22closed back for longer races. They are all great and have been worn to death! The valor has more stretch and is more forgiving than the elite 2. For reference she has grown from 5'7" to almost 5'10" and has no problem with the length in either suit which was always tight in the elite2.

After struggling through the sizing (chart did not work) and buying and returning 3, we finally got one that fit. These are all easier to put on but getting both the length and the width to fit was hard. My daughter is 5'10 and 120 lbs. Once it was long enough, it gapped in the hips, but eventually we got one that fit best as possible. By the end of the first meet, the suit was too big and taking on water in the races. I don't think buying another size will help.

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Sizing chart does not work as well as the LZR Elite