Just did a team triathlon 1K swim and was slower than my pool time. I think it screwed up my kick rythym and I had trouble with breathing. Maybe it was a bit too tight, but overall, I think I would have been better without.
I noticed the fastest swimmers had no wetsuits.
If you are only swimming and don't have to save the legs, do all agree that you should leave the wetsuit at home if the water temp is good?
I did alot of training in the pool for this event and I am really bummed that I wore it.
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Originally posted by LindsayNB
I wonder if there is a correlation between liking wet suits and liking using pull bouys. I would think that people who are good at pull sets would benefit from wearing a wet suit while someone that doesn't like or isn't good at pull sets would also struggle using a wet suit.
I dislike bouys as well and I have no problem with pull sets. I don't much like them because then I tend to stop kicking for a bit after them. I'm not that much slower during a pull set either, I just don't like the things. I also don't use a kick board, fins, or paddles.
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Originally posted by LindsayNB
I wonder if there is a correlation between liking wet suits and liking using pull bouys. I would think that people who are good at pull sets would benefit from wearing a wet suit while someone that doesn't like or isn't good at pull sets would also struggle using a wet suit.
I dislike bouys as well and I have no problem with pull sets. I don't much like them because then I tend to stop kicking for a bit after them. I'm not that much slower during a pull set either, I just don't like the things. I also don't use a kick board, fins, or paddles.
