Anyone doing the 2009 La Jolla Rough Water Swim
Several swimmers from my team are going
If so, you doing the 1 mile or 3?
Anyone ever do the rough water swim before?
Got any tips & suggestions?
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One of the swimmers on my team who's doing La Jolla this year, asked me about suits, here's what I wrote:
Hi Tom,
You asked me about suit to wear in the La Jolla Rough water Swim. I read at their rules on acceptable attire
the key verbiage in their rules is:
“LJRWS acceptable attire includes one or 2 swim suits (Standard Porous type)”
The Speedo PRO is porous, so it should be legal.
The blue seventy Nero comp is NOT porous so it’s probably illegal.
I recommend the Speedo PRO full body, but the Speedo legs are great too
When I consider cost vs. suit speed, the Speedo PRO is probably the best value out there
Hope this helps you get the right suit & have a great swim.
btw I’ve written about tech suits at:
Tip 201 Which Suit Suits you? More On Racing Suits
Tip 214 Even More On Racing Suits Even More On Racing Suits
As of Tue May 19th, 2009 FINAs approved Suit List
here's teammate pics from
2009 La Jolla Rough water
2009 Results
Good pictures. They still don't capture the ferocity of some of the waves ... at one point, practically all of the "event staff" and lifeguards at the bottom near the finish line were wiped out by one wave. A number of swimmers were washed right through the finish line and dangerously close to the concrete steps. It's a testament to the event staff and the lifeguards (who formed a barrier to prevent swimmers from drifting too close to the really rocky shore line seen in some of the crashing wave pictures here) that no one was seriously hurt coming in.
here's teammate pics from
2009 La Jolla Rough water
2009 Results
Good pictures. They still don't capture the ferocity of some of the waves ... at one point, practically all of the "event staff" and lifeguards at the bottom near the finish line were wiped out by one wave. A number of swimmers were washed right through the finish line and dangerously close to the concrete steps. It's a testament to the event staff and the lifeguards (who formed a barrier to prevent swimmers from drifting too close to the really rocky shore line seen in some of the crashing wave pictures here) that no one was seriously hurt coming in.
