Hi everyone, I am doing my first open water swim (1 mile) at the end of September in Rhode Island. I have never swam with a wetsuit before and have no clue what to purchase. I would like to use a shorty but am not sure if that would be warm enough. It looks like the water temp is right around 70 at that time. Also, would I have to get something like a triathlon wetsuit or would a dive wetsuit be fine? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Without entering the too much flogged wet suit / no wet suit debate, you may find that 70 is swimmable without a wet suit. I remember being some what apprehensive before my first OWS in water scheduled to be 70F. While cool entering, I was more than warm enough throughout the 3K swim. Since then I've entered as low as 62F for a 5K and not once needed a wet suit.
Without entering the too much flogged wet suit / no wet suit debate, you may find that 70 is swimmable without a wet suit. I remember being some what apprehensive before my first OWS in water scheduled to be 70F. While cool entering, I was more than warm enough throughout the 3K swim. Since then I've entered as low as 62F for a 5K and not once needed a wet suit.
