I'm doing the Chesapeake Bay swim on Sunday. I have no idea what to expect. I'm planning to not use a wetsuit but I noticed most swimmers had wetsuits last year...not sure why. If anyone has done this swim I'd appreaciate any tips/advice. This will be my longest OW swim to date.
I would be really interested in jim matysek's overall impression of yesterday's swim. I went to dinner with two guys who have done it 9 times each and they were 15 minutes slower than last year and said this was probably the third hardest they'd done. I have nothing to compare it to but I'm glad I didn't wear my wetsuit (I did wear my beloved B70, which is now toast).
I would be really interested in jim matysek's overall impression of yesterday's swim. I went to dinner with two guys who have done it 9 times each and they were 15 minutes slower than last year and said this was probably the third hardest they'd done. I have nothing to compare it to but I'm glad I didn't wear my wetsuit (I did wear my beloved B70, which is now toast).
