https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/13235/under-what-temperature-will-you-start-wearing-a-wetsuitI&#39;m very afraid of hot weather and prefer to swim in cool water. (unfortunately all triathlon / aquathon races, and all but one OW swimming race in my place are held in hot seasons where wetsuit is never legal, which for me is a great disadvantage especiallyen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/205879?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 11 Mar 2019 12:41:36 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:20f25166-038c-4390-95c3-67831ca5c8c9Former MemberI, too, wouldn&#39;t wear one below 60, but that was as low as the poll would allow me to respond. I typed the options according to triathlon rules, if you are racing below 60 probably you would be forced to wear one.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/205876?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 11 Mar 2019 02:18:34 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:80bee45c-ab4e-42a9-a4ab-fe5cd3011e93srcoyoteI, too, wouldn&#39;t wear one below 60, but that was as low as the poll would allow me to respond.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/205861?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 08 Mar 2019 01:06:27 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:628b12e1-3528-450b-98ad-2fed4b7a9bd5mjtysonAgree you should move this to the Open Water Swimming forum. If you do that, you might consider adding some temperatures below 60. For me, I&#39;ve only ever worn a wetsuit twice (it was required for the races) and the water was in the low 60s. Wouldn&#39;t have worn it if I was required to. Later, I swam a few swims in the upper 50s without a wetsuit and did fine. I guess theoretically if the water temp was below 54 I might consider that cold enough for one (still wouldn&#39;t wear it). But I might answer differently in a year as I&#39;m about to get back in the open water up here to acclimatize myself to colder temps. Maybe in a year I would answer 50 or even 49?<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/205847?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 04 Mar 2019 12:27:12 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:ad66cca3-e510-4125-9ba5-9f63f5676661knelsonA lot of people decide to wear wetsuits while racing because they are faster, not because of temperature. I&#39;ve actually never swum in a wetsuit, but I voted for 68. That&#39;s about the water temp where I think I&#39;d start feeling cold without one (although it&#39;s certainly still a tolerable temperature for a normal suit).<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/205833?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 04 Mar 2019 08:40:48 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:4bbfaa2a-7f21-42cd-b0be-86bd2cab63b7ForceDJmik -- I&#39;m not so sure that you&#39;re going to get many responses/votes for your poll in this forum. The question/poll is probably better suited for the Open Water Swimming forum. forums.usms.org/forumdisplay.php Dan<div style="clear:both;"></div>