Need recommendation for keeping warm in a cold pool

I am a 68 year old triathlete who works out in our local university (UCSC) pool. I have Raynauds syndrome and very slender (5’4”, 105lbs). I freeze in our pool which is kept at about 80 degrees year round. I would love to find a 3 mil shorty wetsuit but can only find 1 and 2 mil. I do fine if the water temp is 83. Don’t want to leave this gorgeous 50 meter out door pool. Any suggestions greatly appreciated

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Karl_S over 2 years ago +6

As someone who has spent nearly my entire life in the bottom 5% of BMI, I can empathize. I've never found a silver bullet, but there are some things that can help take the edge off: 1) Wear a thick silicone…
26BDU over 2 years ago +1

I wear a neoprene swim cap even in the indoor pool, I shiver otherwise. Works great!
Kyle Deery over 2 years ago in reply to Karl_S +1

This is a great list! It has always surprised me how well a warm drink can actually help.

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0 03RW9 over 1 year ago

As Karl said, I find that the cap helps with that first dive into the pool. When I was at my highly cold-water sensitive phase I would jump into a warm shower, go outside and get cold from the evaporation, then jump into the pool for “warmth”. That worked wonders for me.
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0 03RW9 over 1 year ago

As Karl said, I find that the cap helps with that first dive into the pool. When I was at my highly cold-water sensitive phase I would jump into a warm shower, go outside and get cold from the evaporation, then jump into the pool for “warmth”. That worked wonders for me.
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