Maybe wetsuit wearers can comment on this: How does the water feel initially when you're suddenly immersed in it, as in the case here, where you jump in the water off the boat? Does it feel shockingly cold at first, and then you warm up, or are you warm from the outset?
Based on my only sub 60° wetsuit swim, when the cold water rushes into your suit it is almost as bad as no suit, but within minutes it is noticeably warmer. Same thing with neo caps although I question whether they are any better than traditional caps except for the first few minutes, and as a study shows, are very helpful when you first get out of cold water. Cold water on the face is cold water on the face. Capi;aries quickly constrict and unless you suffer from ice cream headaches it is a minor distraction at those temperatures.
My coldest experience was the swim chaos referred to which was swum in March and the water was 52°. That was 6° colder than I had swum before, and all I remember is that it felt no different jumping in than 58°. For me the sub 60° rule is jump in and swim like hell.
Maybe wetsuit wearers can comment on this: How does the water feel initially when you're suddenly immersed in it, as in the case here, where you jump in the water off the boat? Does it feel shockingly cold at first, and then you warm up, or are you warm from the outset?
Based on my only sub 60° wetsuit swim, when the cold water rushes into your suit it is almost as bad as no suit, but within minutes it is noticeably warmer. Same thing with neo caps although I question whether they are any better than traditional caps except for the first few minutes, and as a study shows, are very helpful when you first get out of cold water. Cold water on the face is cold water on the face. Capi;aries quickly constrict and unless you suffer from ice cream headaches it is a minor distraction at those temperatures.
My coldest experience was the swim chaos referred to which was swum in March and the water was 52°. That was 6° colder than I had swum before, and all I remember is that it felt no different jumping in than 58°. For me the sub 60° rule is jump in and swim like hell.
