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.
Not all are in it to do a P R . Many are just out of a warm pool & are scared to death of O W
And that's fine, but not really the issue here. The question is whether it's fair to lump non-wetsuit swimmers in with wetsuit swimmers--that is, having them competing in a single division, not whether wetsuits should be allowed.
Not all are in it to do a P R . Many are just out of a warm pool & are scared to death of O W
And that's fine, but not really the issue here. The question is whether it's fair to lump non-wetsuit swimmers in with wetsuit swimmers--that is, having them competing in a single division, not whether wetsuits should be allowed.
