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.
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There is a study out there that shows the main advantage of the wetsuit is body position (flat = low resistance). The point they made was that if your position is already good, putting on a wetsuit won't help you that much.
"It is concluded that the wet suit effect improves performance more in inefficient swimmers with low buoyancy, swimming at low speeds."
Google "Wet suit effect: a comparison between competitive swimmers and triathletes" for the original study in PubMed.
Fortunately for my budget, I am pretty flat in the water already, so I would only want the suit for cold water (which I avoid).
There is a study out there that shows the main advantage of the wetsuit is body position (flat = low resistance). The point they made was that if your position is already good, putting on a wetsuit won't help you that much.
"It is concluded that the wet suit effect improves performance more in inefficient swimmers with low buoyancy, swimming at low speeds."
Google "Wet suit effect: a comparison between competitive swimmers and triathletes" for the original study in PubMed.
Fortunately for my budget, I am pretty flat in the water already, so I would only want the suit for cold water (which I avoid).
