Great Chesapeake Bay Swim on Sunday.

Is that the rule being used at the Bay swim too? I freely admit that I am a cold-water wuss and will don a wetsuit when the conditions are cold (by my reckoning). But at my last OW swim when the water temp was announced in the mid-to-low 70s, I took that thing off in a hurry. Wearing it at (say) 83 degrees sounds positively dangerous, especially in a swim as long as the Bay swim. Good luck to everyone. Chris, There is no rule uniformity in open water events. Many events don't follow any sanctioning body and there are many race production and sanctioning organizations from; private non-profit to for profit corporations etc. FINA, USA Swimming, English Channel Associations, USMS, USAT, ITU, Ironman Corporation just to name a few and many local programs that go there own way. The most important thing to do is read the rules, categories, ask race directors questions for clarifications etc. And have a good race to all entrants.

Is that the rule being used at the Bay swim too? I freely admit that I am a cold-water wuss and will don a wetsuit when the conditions are cold (by my reckoning). But at my last OW swim when the water temp was announced in the mid-to-low 70s, I took that thing off in a hurry. Wearing it at (say) 83 degrees sounds positively dangerous, especially in a swim as long as the Bay swim. Good luck to everyone. Chris, There is no rule uniformity in open water events. Many events don't follow any sanctioning body and there are many race production and sanctioning organizations from; private non-profit to for profit corporations etc. FINA, USA Swimming, English Channel Associations, USMS, USAT, ITU, Ironman Corporation just to name a few and many local programs that go there own way. The most important thing to do is read the rules, categories, ask race directors questions for clarifications etc. And have a good race to all entrants.