Wet Suits - How to say it is for swimming

Hi all, I was looking at some wetsuits out there, and I am wondering how I can say if they are good for swimming or if they are more for diving/surf/etc...For example, I have seen the following, and I am not sure if any of these will be good for OW swimming: www.swimoutlet.com/.../14109.htm www.swimoutlet.com/.../11895.htm www.swimoutlet.com/.../19378.htm www.swimoutlet.com/.../19357.htm www.swimoutlet.com/.../12257.htm www.swimoutlet.com/.../12258.htm Maybe now a days all wet suits are made for any of these aquatic sports including swimming? If you have any recommendations that will be great. I do not want to spend a lot of money on this. Thanks and regards Bernardo
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  • I think you will be amazed how quickly you warm up once you get going. Bob, I have a question for you. You live in a colder climate, so I'm hoping you might have some advice for me. I was testing my wetsuit in 53 degree water at a local lake this past weekend, and found I was plenty warm, but I really struggled with the cold water on my face. I had two caps on, and used ear plugs, so my head was fine, but I had a really hard time keeping my face in the water. The cold was unbearable to me. When I workout at the pool, my face gets pretty warm, so I'm hoping that if I just keep on swimming and get warmed up that this will offset the cold. Is this something I just need to push through and at some point during the swim it won't bother me?
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  • I think you will be amazed how quickly you warm up once you get going. Bob, I have a question for you. You live in a colder climate, so I'm hoping you might have some advice for me. I was testing my wetsuit in 53 degree water at a local lake this past weekend, and found I was plenty warm, but I really struggled with the cold water on my face. I had two caps on, and used ear plugs, so my head was fine, but I had a really hard time keeping my face in the water. The cold was unbearable to me. When I workout at the pool, my face gets pretty warm, so I'm hoping that if I just keep on swimming and get warmed up that this will offset the cold. Is this something I just need to push through and at some point during the swim it won't bother me?
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