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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All of you enthused-about-oceanic-challenge-swimming types might consider swimming the Strait of Juan de Fuca (between Victoria and Port Angeles) rather than making the Channel an automatic ambition. Reference "Marilyn Bell" on google and you will learn why it is regarded as one of the toughest, yet so handy to Americans. And no, she didn't wear a wet suit. Mind you, she almost died on her first attempt, but that just gives the swim a little extra spice.
All of you enthused-about-oceanic-challenge-swimming types might consider swimming the Strait of Juan de Fuca (between Victoria and Port Angeles) rather than making the Channel an automatic ambition. Reference "Marilyn Bell" on google and you will learn why it is regarded as one of the toughest, yet so handy to Americans. And no, she didn't wear a wet suit. Mind you, she almost died on her first attempt, but that just gives the swim a little extra spice.
