Water Temp v wetsuit

Tried my new wetsuit out at the Y. Water temp around 80. Works very well, but too warm to do much of a workout. Question: What water temp would be the line for wetsuit or no wetsuit? Is there a temp set by the event?
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    Former Member over 12 years ago
    +1 @ chicken of the sea +1 @ leather hair net the speed argument holds for podium contenders. most though are competing against themselves, training to swim faster than they did previously. their victories are huge ... and independent of attire. the bicycle analogy is encumber by the fact that a bike is required for cycling, whereas a wetsuit is not required for swimming. non-insulating positively-buoyant wetsuits for warm water cone-head speed caps gps enabled goggles
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  • Former Member
    Former Member over 12 years ago
    +1 @ chicken of the sea +1 @ leather hair net the speed argument holds for podium contenders. most though are competing against themselves, training to swim faster than they did previously. their victories are huge ... and independent of attire. the bicycle analogy is encumber by the fact that a bike is required for cycling, whereas a wetsuit is not required for swimming. non-insulating positively-buoyant wetsuits for warm water cone-head speed caps gps enabled goggles
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