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open water wetsuit or no wetsuit
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Hi there all
I have entered the calcton triathlon (oly distance) for september. In the race instruction it says that a decison on the day will be made whether we do the swim with or without wetsuits. I am figuring the water in clacton will be over 17 degrees by that time which is the BTA regulation for non wetsuit swims.
I suspect my openwater swim time will be increased due to not having the usual buoyancy I am used to in openwater with my wetsuit.
So should I start training in openwater now without the wetsuit or leave it for a while until the water warms up.
I guess I am asking in a very round about way how quickly can you make the transition from openwater with a wetsuit to openwater without a wetsuit.
I have entered the calcton triathlon (oly distance) for september. In the race instruction it says that a decison on the day will be made whether we do the swim with or without wetsuits. I am figuring the water in clacton will be over 17 degrees by that time which is the BTA regulation for non wetsuit swims.
I suspect my openwater swim time will be increased due to not having the usual buoyancy I am used to in openwater with my wetsuit.
So should I start training in openwater now without the wetsuit or leave it for a while until the water warms up.
I guess I am asking in a very round about way how quickly can you make the transition from openwater with a wetsuit to openwater without a wetsuit.
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