expected time drop with a wetsuit

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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  • They are banned above a certain temp. The suit is for tri relay's which make no distinction about wearing one. If I'm faster I will wear it. My feeling is "when in Rome, do as the Roman's do". Does anyone have good time trial comparisons that give real speed differences with and without? I have my last SCY meet at the end of the month, then I'll do my pool time trials and report back.
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  • They are banned above a certain temp. The suit is for tri relay's which make no distinction about wearing one. If I'm faster I will wear it. My feeling is "when in Rome, do as the Roman's do". Does anyone have good time trial comparisons that give real speed differences with and without? I have my last SCY meet at the end of the month, then I'll do my pool time trials and report back.
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