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.
If the water is dead calm, I may go with the fast skin. You don't object to that do you? or does it have to be a jammer?
I have no objection to wearing a swim suit while swimming. I do, however, object to wearing a wetsuit when there is zero need to wear one, other that for it's buoyancy edge. A wet suit is (or was) intended to be worn for cool to cold water conditions. Apparently now it is worn as an aid. This is why most real swimmers I know will not wear a wetsuit in OW events, preferring instead to let their swimming do the talking. I believe wetsuits are banned in the trans Tahoe relay swim.
Maybe since I can't run worth a flip I should be allowed to wear wheelies on the run leg of a tri, to me it's the same thing.
If the water is dead calm, I may go with the fast skin. You don't object to that do you? or does it have to be a jammer?
I have no objection to wearing a swim suit while swimming. I do, however, object to wearing a wetsuit when there is zero need to wear one, other that for it's buoyancy edge. A wet suit is (or was) intended to be worn for cool to cold water conditions. Apparently now it is worn as an aid. This is why most real swimmers I know will not wear a wetsuit in OW events, preferring instead to let their swimming do the talking. I believe wetsuits are banned in the trans Tahoe relay swim.
Maybe since I can't run worth a flip I should be allowed to wear wheelies on the run leg of a tri, to me it's the same thing.
