Wetsuits at Meets?!

There is one o.w. 1,000 meter race in nearby Brasilia, in July (alleged winter month) where the use of wetsuits is allowed. Most of the regular guys from the triathlon world who swim this distance and the 3,000 meter (same day) for fun or training, wear their expensive wetsuits. They gain about 2 minutes in the 1 k. I have a friend, who is slower than I, by about 2 minutes in the 1k who has a wetsuit and wears the darn thing and beats me in this one race out of five during the year. These races offer no money or prizes so the rules are easily made. The triathletes tell me the use or not of the suit is dependent on water temperature and the officials will see this before the race. Not the case for the alleged winter temperatures around here. I haven't worn any winter clothes in or outside the water for ages. Not even while on the motorcycle. Uhhhh, it is cold outside, 70 F, better get my winter clothes out. Shall I skip swimming? hehehe, billy fanstone

There is one o.w. 1,000 meter race in nearby Brasilia, in July (alleged winter month) where the use of wetsuits is allowed. Most of the regular guys from the triathlon world who swim this distance and the 3,000 meter (same day) for fun or training, wear their expensive wetsuits. They gain about 2 minutes in the 1 k. I have a friend, who is slower than I, by about 2 minutes in the 1k who has a wetsuit and wears the darn thing and beats me in this one race out of five during the year. These races offer no money or prizes so the rules are easily made. The triathletes tell me the use or not of the suit is dependent on water temperature and the officials will see this before the race. Not the case for the alleged winter temperatures around here. I haven't worn any winter clothes in or outside the water for ages. Not even while on the motorcycle. Uhhhh, it is cold outside, 70 F, better get my winter clothes out. Shall I skip swimming? hehehe, billy fanstone