Just a question,anyone out there who was against wetsuits for OW but OK with tech suits for pool?If so what is your rational?
I’m anti-wetsuit for USMS open water national championship swims because I’m just a retro stout he-man who likes to mock those who wear them :) Now-a-day’s most good open water events have dual divisions (wetsuit and non wetsuit). Since there are so many variables in open-water there are no time records to be broken and you can't really be sure it was a personal best. So swimming with a conventional suit is just fine, and with race fee’s going up I don’t really want to cough up more for a suit. So let’s keep it cheap and retro for the OW and let the tech suit wearers swim in the wetsuit division.
As far as pool swims go I don’t really care what happens other then having fun posting bicycle pictures; however I have to admit the prospect of a personal best at age 48 is an attraction.
Just a question,anyone out there who was against wetsuits for OW but OK with tech suits for pool?If so what is your rational?
I’m anti-wetsuit for USMS open water national championship swims because I’m just a retro stout he-man who likes to mock those who wear them :) Now-a-day’s most good open water events have dual divisions (wetsuit and non wetsuit). Since there are so many variables in open-water there are no time records to be broken and you can't really be sure it was a personal best. So swimming with a conventional suit is just fine, and with race fee’s going up I don’t really want to cough up more for a suit. So let’s keep it cheap and retro for the OW and let the tech suit wearers swim in the wetsuit division.
As far as pool swims go I don’t really care what happens other then having fun posting bicycle pictures; however I have to admit the prospect of a personal best at age 48 is an attraction.
