I started swimming about a year ago and have really fallen in love with it. I've only swam in open water and have no desire to go in a pool.
I swam right through the winter in the ocaen here in New England in 37 degree F water with a triathlon wetsuit. The water is warming up, now it's about 47F.
I was wondering at what temperature should I try swimming without a wetsuit? I was thinking that maybe I could try it when the water hits 50F. Anybody have any suggestions?
I sort of have a goal in the back of my head to swim the English Channel someday.
Paul,
50 degrees (salt water) is about when I would get in when I was training for cold water swims, without a wet suit. If it got much colder than that, I wasn’t able to stay in for more that about 30-45 minutes. At 50 degrees I was good for at least an hour.
Paul,
50 degrees (salt water) is about when I would get in when I was training for cold water swims, without a wet suit. If it got much colder than that, I wasn’t able to stay in for more that about 30-45 minutes. At 50 degrees I was good for at least an hour.
