Hello all.
What kind of suit is good for open water?
I searched and found few topics about but it didn't clear much.
Is it like sailing suit or trisuit? Or wetsuit like divers have?
I doubt that regular race suit with long legs help to keep body warm.
I googled some suits also but I didn't find suits just for open water swim. Except blueseventy homepages but suit was too expensive.
Given your apparent inexperience in OW swimming, you should not even be considering swimming in 15C water by yourself. So I would suggest that you start by asking the people you swim with or plan to swim with what they wear.
Also, wetsuits for swimming are not cheap, and before you buy one you will want to try swimming in a few models if you can so that you can figure out which one will fit you best. A sporting goods store catering to triathletes is your best bet.
San Francisco Bay is often around 15C and plenty of people swim there in ordinary suits, but they are acclimated from regular swims. On the other hand, I have swum in English Bay in Vancouver when it was about the same temperature and nearly everyone else wore a wetsuit.
Given your apparent inexperience in OW swimming, you should not even be considering swimming in 15C water by yourself. So I would suggest that you start by asking the people you swim with or plan to swim with what they wear.
Also, wetsuits for swimming are not cheap, and before you buy one you will want to try swimming in a few models if you can so that you can figure out which one will fit you best. A sporting goods store catering to triathletes is your best bet.
San Francisco Bay is often around 15C and plenty of people swim there in ordinary suits, but they are acclimated from regular swims. On the other hand, I have swum in English Bay in Vancouver when it was about the same temperature and nearly everyone else wore a wetsuit.
