I plan on doing the 5K championships without a wetsuit, but I also plan on a non sanctioned 6 mile swim and some other team tri's this summer where I wetsuits are permitted.
I was wondering how much faster a 1000 time would be with a wetsuit. Anyone have good experience or numbers for this?
I may put it on and try a pool 1000 to see what the difference is, but I would like to avoid the test.
I would like to use the wetsuit if it will be faster.
Thanks for posting this rtodd... I'm curious also, trying to decide if I should invest in a wetsuit. I'm not anxious to b/c they're pretty expensive, and I've heard some say they're very constricting.
But someone in one of my masters' groups told me I should get one. I've done a handful of o.w. swims and didn't feel the need for a wetsuit in any of them, including one where wetsuits were recommended due to the ocean temp (which didn't seem that cold to me).
I don't have too many illusions about how fast a wetsuit could make me--but I am curious. It seems as if they'd be too warm in some situations and would thus slow me down?
Thanks for posting this rtodd... I'm curious also, trying to decide if I should invest in a wetsuit. I'm not anxious to b/c they're pretty expensive, and I've heard some say they're very constricting.
But someone in one of my masters' groups told me I should get one. I've done a handful of o.w. swims and didn't feel the need for a wetsuit in any of them, including one where wetsuits were recommended due to the ocean temp (which didn't seem that cold to me).
I don't have too many illusions about how fast a wetsuit could make me--but I am curious. It seems as if they'd be too warm in some situations and would thus slow me down?
