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 don't know this for certain, but i feel like my swim times in a wet suit are comparable to those of using a pull bouy. It keeps my butt up.
I do tri's and i actually think wetsuits should be banned if the water temp is over 75 or so. I don't like wearing one if the water is warm. They make you sweat...just what you need in 90 degree weather when you have 25m biking and 10k of running to do after the swim. The problem is that people i can beat in the pool swim right past me during the race if they are wearing a wetsuit and i am not.
For cold water, I'm the first one to wear one. I just think they should be used for the purpose that they were designed for, not as a performance enhancer.
I don't know this for certain, but i feel like my swim times in a wet suit are comparable to those of using a pull bouy. It keeps my butt up.
I do tri's and i actually think wetsuits should be banned if the water temp is over 75 or so. I don't like wearing one if the water is warm. They make you sweat...just what you need in 90 degree weather when you have 25m biking and 10k of running to do after the swim. The problem is that people i can beat in the pool swim right past me during the race if they are wearing a wetsuit and i am not.
For cold water, I'm the first one to wear one. I just think they should be used for the purpose that they were designed for, not as a performance enhancer.
