Wetsuit time conversion factor

I’ am one of those occurrences. In last years Alcatraz Challenge, I bested all of the wetsuit division going naked. Granted I felt very good, even though it was a first time Alcatraz swim for me, I think my navigation was spot on. However I was very surprised to have beaten the 19 year old who won the wetsuit category but I have since formed a theory. The swim was to Christy Field overall direction was to the southwest. There was a headwind coming in off the ocean that formed a chop. I believe the additional buoyancy of the saltwater and wetsuit, caused the wetsuit wearers to catch sail in the wrong way and get pushed back, where as I swam through the chop. www.tricalifornia.com/.../Alcatraz Aquathlon09 Results.pdf I think your explanaiton is possible and pretty "funny". I don't think you could have known that was going to happen before the race, though, so I would stick to wearing a wetsuit whenever allowed.

I’ am one of those occurrences. In last years Alcatraz Challenge, I bested all of the wetsuit division going naked. Granted I felt very good, even though it was a first time Alcatraz swim for me, I think my navigation was spot on. However I was very surprised to have beaten the 19 year old who won the wetsuit category but I have since formed a theory. The swim was to Christy Field overall direction was to the southwest. There was a headwind coming in off the ocean that formed a chop. I believe the additional buoyancy of the saltwater and wetsuit, caused the wetsuit wearers to catch sail in the wrong way and get pushed back, where as I swam through the chop. www.tricalifornia.com/.../Alcatraz Aquathlon09 Results.pdf I think your explanaiton is possible and pretty "funny". I don't think you could have known that was going to happen before the race, though, so I would stick to wearing a wetsuit whenever allowed.