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Subject: Speed suits?
I was wondering if anybody has experience with speed suits - do they provide any warmth? I'd like to practice in open water, in Washington in the cold, and may have access to a speed suit but not a wet suit. Could that work? Thanks!


2015-05-14 12:02 AM
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A speedsuit is not going to provide any thermal protection nor the buoyancy you would enjoy from a wetsuit.  In Washington (I assume you mean state) you will want to use a wetsuit.  You could get away in some of the smaller lakes with a speedsuit for the warmer months like July and August but most will still be swimming in a wetsuit.

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