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Semi-Dry Wetsuit vs Swim-Specific Wetsuit: The ...

Most athletes compare a semi-dry wetsuit and a standard wetsuit by asking one question: how much water gets in? For swimmers and triathletes, that is not the best place to...

Can I use a swimming wetsuit for bodysurfing?

No, we do not recommend it. A blueseventy swimming wetsuit is built for swimming and triathlon, and bodysurfing falls outside that purpose. You can physically put one on and ride...

Can I use a swimming wetsuit for bodysurfing?

No, we do not recommend it. A blueseventy swimming wetsuit is built for swimming and triathlon, and bodysurfing falls outside that purpose. You can physically put one on and ride...

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The Wetsuit Sustainability Metric That Lives in...

Swimmers who ask about sustainable wetsuits usually start with the material, asking whether the neoprene comes from limestone or petroleum, whether a foam is bio-based, or whether the lining has...

The Wetsuit Sustainability Metric That Lives in...

Swimmers who ask about sustainable wetsuits usually start with the material, asking whether the neoprene comes from limestone or petroleum, whether a foam is bio-based, or whether the lining has...

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Why Your Post-Swim Minutes Matter as Much as Yo...

Step out of the water and your body doesn't stop cooling. That catches a lot of open-water swimmers off guard, because it feels like the hard part is over the...

Why Your Post-Swim Minutes Matter as Much as Yo...

Step out of the water and your body doesn't stop cooling. That catches a lot of open-water swimmers off guard, because it feels like the hard part is over the...

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What Cold-Water Spearfishing Can Teach Swimmers...

Cold-water spearfishing looks close enough to open-water swimming that many athletes assume the wetsuit logic is the same. Neoprene is neoprene, cold is cold, and thicker must mean better. That...

What Cold-Water Spearfishing Can Teach Swimmers...

Cold-water spearfishing looks close enough to open-water swimming that many athletes assume the wetsuit logic is the same. Neoprene is neoprene, cold is cold, and thicker must mean better. That...

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Do wetsuits provide UV protection?

A wetsuit gives you partial UV protection by covering large areas of skin with opaque neoprene. A full-coverage blueseventy suit such as the Reaction or Fusion shades your torso, arms...

Do wetsuits provide UV protection?

A wetsuit gives you partial UV protection by covering large areas of skin with opaque neoprene. A full-coverage blueseventy suit such as the Reaction or Fusion shades your torso, arms...

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Fix the Collar Before You Reach for the Cement

Swimmers ask about neck seal replacement every season. The question usually starts with a leak at the collar, a red mark left after a workout, or a small tear near...

Fix the Collar Before You Reach for the Cement

Swimmers ask about neck seal replacement every season. The question usually starts with a leak at the collar, a red mark left after a workout, or a small tear near...

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The Real Job of an Entry-Level Triathlon Wetsuit

Buying advice for a first triathlon wetsuit usually starts with price and works backward from there: here's what $325 buys you, here's what changes at $995. That approach skips the...

The Real Job of an Entry-Level Triathlon Wetsuit

Buying advice for a first triathlon wetsuit usually starts with price and works backward from there: here's what $325 buys you, here's what changes at $995. That approach skips the...

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Quick-Release Wetsuits: Why a Smooth T1 Begins ...

Most athletes hear quick release and think about one thing: getting a wetsuit off fast in T1. That is only part of the story. A clean wetsuit exit usually starts...

Quick-Release Wetsuits: Why a Smooth T1 Begins ...

Most athletes hear quick release and think about one thing: getting a wetsuit off fast in T1. That is only part of the story. A clean wetsuit exit usually starts...

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