I've seen talk in a thread from a couple of weeks ago about the advantage of wearing a wetsuit and how some people like to put people down because they wear one. It was mentioned that their can be a great advantage by someone that wears a wetsuit.
Given all factors kept equal, in OW, on something like a one mile course what could you expect to gain by wearing a wetsuit versus wearing something like cutoff jeans. Also, what could you expect to gain by wearing a swim cap versus not wearing a swim cap.
Inquiring minds want to know.
for me the difference between swimming with our with out a wetsuit is roughly 5 secs/100m so in a mile I would suspet that I would swim atleast 30sec faster.
if the water is colder than 65F I think the advantage would be even more.
as far as cap or no cap, I can't say it would make a difference, since every OW race or practice I have had I wear a cap. in races because it's got your number on it, and on my own so people can see my head when swimming.
for me the difference between swimming with our with out a wetsuit is roughly 5 secs/100m so in a mile I would suspet that I would swim atleast 30sec faster.
if the water is colder than 65F I think the advantage would be even more.
as far as cap or no cap, I can't say it would make a difference, since every OW race or practice I have had I wear a cap. in races because it's got your number on it, and on my own so people can see my head when swimming.
