Over the summer we had a pool installed with an Endless Pool swim unit. My goal is to use it as much as possible in each season, but since it is a full size backyard pool, and not a typical 5'x10' Endless Pool, we can't heat it year around. Yesterday the temp dipped to below 70, so I decided to dig out my sleeveless wetsuit. Amazing how much warmth a wetsuit provides, but I wonder how much more I can get with a full suit with sleeves.
I've looked at the manufacturer information for Blue Seventy, 2xu, Quintana Roo, and Xterra, but I did not see anything that led me to believe one model or brand held in warmth more than another.
My guess is that they are all pretty equal, but I thought I'd check with the experts here first. If a group of people around the world doing cold open water swimming doesn't know about warm wetsuits, I don't know who would.
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Another forum stated that USAT limits the thickness of wetsuits to 5mm, but I did not see this in the official rules. Most likely they are right about USAT limiting the thickness. I have yet to find a SWIMMING wetsuit thicker than 5mm.
On land I can add layers as it gets colder, but I don't think layers would work very well in the water. There's always plenty of acclimation info in the OW threads.
Another forum stated that USAT limits the thickness of wetsuits to 5mm, but I did not see this in the official rules. Most likely they are right about USAT limiting the thickness. I have yet to find a SWIMMING wetsuit thicker than 5mm.
On land I can add layers as it gets colder, but I don't think layers would work very well in the water. There's always plenty of acclimation info in the OW threads.
