I find wetsuits hard to remove and the time shaved in the water doesn't compensate for the time
spent stripping. Time yourself removing a wetsuit and decide for yourself if it is worth it. I'm
cursed/blessed with huge calves and a skinny body so no amount of lubricant is going to make my
wetsuit slip off over the legs easily.
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> >"Bernard" <bernard> wrote in message
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> > Hi,
> >
> > I am training for a 1/4 triathlon: 1500 m swim. I never have swimmed in open water. Will
> > swimming in open water with a wetsuit delay my time, or will I go faster? What other conditions
> > will I take in concern?
> > Note: cause of bad weather conditions in my country. Bernard
>
> It will make the swim easier and faster. The biggest problem with open water swimming is swimming
> a straight line. So, if your time is slower than the pool swims, it's not because of the wetsuit
> (unless it's a bad fitting wetsuit) but rather because you were swimming crooked.
>
> Learning to spot your course properly and swim straight takes practice. Most swimmers look up
> (forward) about every 6-8 strokes. The more strokes between sighting your direction the better -
> provided you swam straight between course sightings. On the otherhand, less strokes between
> sighting your direction can also be better if it helps you swim straighter. As you can tell, it
> takes practice to find the best match between frequency of times you need to look up/forward to
> sight and swimming level and fast.
>
> Joe M