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.
I'm thinking of doing an open water swim this Sunday. I did the same distance (the full ironman distance, about 2-1/2 miles) a few years ago, but in a different lake. However, due to cool water temps, wetsuits are recommended for this event, and I was able to borrow one from someone on my team (I tried it on after workout this morning, getting it on was a workout in itself). I'll try to post next week if I decide to go for it. No, I didn't have time to try it out in the pool, so who knows what will happen.
I'm thinking of doing an open water swim this Sunday. I did the same distance (the full ironman distance, about 2-1/2 miles) a few years ago, but in a different lake. However, due to cool water temps, wetsuits are recommended for this event, and I was able to borrow one from someone on my team (I tried it on after workout this morning, getting it on was a workout in itself). I'll try to post next week if I decide to go for it. No, I didn't have time to try it out in the pool, so who knows what will happen.
