Arena Powerskin Air 3 Review: One Change Made All The Difference

Arena's Carbon Air 3 (officially the Powerskin Air 3) is the first tech suit in a while I actually wanted to review. It's the Carbon Air² with one real change: leg-lift taping down the back of each leg. Same one-piece carbon shell, same reduced lining, now 113 g/m² so it's lighter than the Veloce, and still the cheapest flagship jammer Arena make.

In this review: the Carbon Air history since 2015, what actually changed from the Air² to the Air 3, UK and US prices against the Primo, Veloce and Pure Valor 2.0, the new World Aquatics approval mark rules, and the blueprint of the two tech suits I'd make if I had my own brand (one of them now exists).

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⏱ CHAPTERS
0:00 Why I review fewer tech suits now
0:36 The Carbon Air 3 (not the Air Cube)
0:55 Every Powerskin since 2012
1:23 Why carbon fibre, and the original Carbon Air
1:56 What the Carbon Air² changed
2:40 The one change: leg-lift taping
3:48 Prices: Air 3 vs Primo vs Veloce
4:37 Where to buy (UK and US)
5:08 The new World Aquatics approval mark
5:30 Colourways
6:03 The two tech suits I'd make
7:00 Every stroke, every distance
7:34 Give us a high waist
7:46 Air 3 vs Pure Valor 2.0 vs Veloce
8:31 Sizing (I wear a 28)
8:52 Verdict
9:46 Popovici's 46.56

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Prices correct at time of filming: Air 3 £230.55 / $350, Veloce £261 / $425, Primo £318 / $450.