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.
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also had to add to the wet suite thing it crazy to not have two divisions. If someone wants to swim in one I don't care but I don't want to be thrown in the same group.Also if your training your body to get used to cold that is a big mental factor that people also in a wet suite don't have to think about. No matter on that day what the water temp may be they don't have to give it a second thought were as people with out one do. This reminds me of my friend who is British that put it this way because I was joking to him how in training for the English channel I have been very cold. I told him that they need to welcome technology. I was joking because I don't really think that. He said then dont swim our channel if you dont like our rules. Well put because if they could cross channels back in the 1900's with out a wet suite it can still be done we are still human and that has not changed. So a little cold in a regular suit I will take.
also had to add to the wet suite thing it crazy to not have two divisions. If someone wants to swim in one I don't care but I don't want to be thrown in the same group.Also if your training your body to get used to cold that is a big mental factor that people also in a wet suite don't have to think about. No matter on that day what the water temp may be they don't have to give it a second thought were as people with out one do. This reminds me of my friend who is British that put it this way because I was joking to him how in training for the English channel I have been very cold. I told him that they need to welcome technology. I was joking because I don't really think that. He said then dont swim our channel if you dont like our rules. Well put because if they could cross channels back in the 1900's with out a wet suite it can still be done we are still human and that has not changed. So a little cold in a regular suit I will take.
