Subject: RE: Swim question from a newbie... I would avoid the wetsuit unless it looks like you will need one for a race - maybe spring 2010. If you swim in a wetsuit you will get hot in our area. When I swim OW I wear the same thing I do to the pool. The good news is you can wear your tri stuff because you don't have to worry about the chlorine breaking it down. Make sure you swim in your tri garb at least once before your race just to make sure it is comfortable and works well. Most guys wear jammers, some wear regular trunks. Have you heard of Lake 288? It is the clearest, cleanest lake in our area and a lot of triathletes meet up there Saturday and Sunday mornings. This coming weekend is a big race weekend so it will likely be slow because most racers will be at the race. However, I will be there next Sunday, we get there around 8:30. http://www.288lake.net/It cost $7 to swim, they have you fill out a form to CYA, no kids, no pets and they won't let you swim alone. There are buyos and docks to mark distance. I've met a lot of great people out there. |