Hi,
I am thinking of investing in a wetsuit. Any wisdom out there? What style is the best...long, short, sleeves, no sleeves. Where is the best place to find one? Does wearing a wetsuit significantly improve your time?
Last year I did the 1 mile swim in the Chesapeake Bay. Most people had wetsuits. The water temperature was 72 degrees, and I was not cold at all even though I did not have a wetsuit.
Any thoughts?
Swimmy :)
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Originally posted by DianaC
Hi Swimmy!
I bought my wetsuit last year for the 4.4 mile Bay Swim at Bonzai sports. They were really good and let me test the wetsuit before I had to commit to it. I ended up bringing the first one back to them and they exchanged it for one without sleeves.
Good luck. See you on June 12!
I have been in over one hundred "Marathon" races in water temperatures from 48 to 80 degrees and have only used a neoprene tube for training when the water was below 50 degrees. Is it OK for every one to wear a wet suit, FLOATING device in a race.
George
Originally posted by DianaC
Hi Swimmy!
I bought my wetsuit last year for the 4.4 mile Bay Swim at Bonzai sports. They were really good and let me test the wetsuit before I had to commit to it. I ended up bringing the first one back to them and they exchanged it for one without sleeves.
Good luck. See you on June 12!
I have been in over one hundred "Marathon" races in water temperatures from 48 to 80 degrees and have only used a neoprene tube for training when the water was below 50 degrees. Is it OK for every one to wear a wet suit, FLOATING device in a race.
George
