So I was looking for a possible swim to do in October and came across this one distanceswimchallenge.com/ , however I read the FAQ's and saw the following:
Are wetsuits allowed?
Yes.
Are there separate wetsuit and non-wetsuit divisions?
No. Swim in whatever you like.
Personally this put me off a little, true I could still swim with out a wetsuit, however based on the race fee plus having to come up with my own kayak support, I want a little recognition that I did it without one. Additionally with the growth of open water marathon and ultra marathon (English & Catalina Channel) swims that follow channel rules of no wetsuits you'd think a swim like this would offer a non wetsuit category.
I don't understand that either--and so far I've worn a wetsuit in every open water swim I've done.
In my opinion, if you do it without a wetsuit, you should get recognition for that. In part that's because of the temperature issue. But wetsuits also make swimmers faster. There should be separate divisions to take that into account.
I don't understand that either--and so far I've worn a wetsuit in every open water swim I've done.
In my opinion, if you do it without a wetsuit, you should get recognition for that. In part that's because of the temperature issue. But wetsuits also make swimmers faster. There should be separate divisions to take that into account.
