i'm swimming in the chesapeake bay swim in about a month, and know most people will be wearing wetsuits. i don't have a wetsuit, and i don't want a wetsuit, but i don't want to be pulled out of the race 3 miles in, shivering, miserable, and maybe hypothermic. i'm planning to do some training swims in the 3 weekends i have left - and in new york, where it's a good bit colder. the coldest swim i've done (last fall) was 53 for 19 minutes without any pre-training. any advice would be appreciated...
i expect to do the swim in about 2.5 hours.
Hey Leonard! Nice to see you around the boards.
Mighty Minnow,
The water is always around 70-73. I get too hot when I used to wear my wetsuit. I have not worn it in any races for last year and most of the year before. You will do fine without it. Good luck!
Hey Leonard! Nice to see you around the boards.
Mighty Minnow,
The water is always around 70-73. I get too hot when I used to wear my wetsuit. I have not worn it in any races for last year and most of the year before. You will do fine without it. Good luck!
