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.
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Ok.....did my first OW swim; the 1 mile challenge and decided at the last minute to WEAR the wetsuit. Water seemed to be in layers, so was glad I wore one. Some places were warm, but at others it felt quite chilly. Since I HATE to swim in cold water, I think I made the right decision for me.
Very well run race; not sure how I feel about OW though, miss the lane line at the bottom. The bay was also filled with diesel fumes, so had trouble breathing at the start. Congratulations to all the swimmers that swam!
Ok.....did my first OW swim; the 1 mile challenge and decided at the last minute to WEAR the wetsuit. Water seemed to be in layers, so was glad I wore one. Some places were warm, but at others it felt quite chilly. Since I HATE to swim in cold water, I think I made the right decision for me.
Very well run race; not sure how I feel about OW though, miss the lane line at the bottom. The bay was also filled with diesel fumes, so had trouble breathing at the start. Congratulations to all the swimmers that swam!
