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The Wrist Seal Is the Glove: Choosing Neoprene ...

Cold hands end swims before the rest of you is ready to quit. Your fingers lose heat fast because they have a lot of surface area for their size and...

What are the best wetsuits for swimmers with br...

Broad shoulders change how a swimming wetsuit fits. The suit has to sit snug at the neck, wrists, and ankles to limit water exchange, and it has to let both...

What are the best wetsuits for swimmers with br...

Broad shoulders change how a swimming wetsuit fits. The suit has to sit snug at the neck, wrists, and ankles to limit water exchange, and it has to let both...

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Triathlon Goggles and Swim Pacing: A Better Way...

Most triathletes buy goggles for fit first. That is reasonable. If they leak, pinch, or leave you distracted before the first buoy, nothing else matters.But race goggles do more than...

Triathlon Goggles and Swim Pacing: A Better Way...

Most triathletes buy goggles for fit first. That is reasonable. If they leak, pinch, or leave you distracted before the first buoy, nothing else matters.But race goggles do more than...

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Your T1 Wetsuit Exit Begins Before You Leave th...

You spend months on swim fitness, then lose time wrestling neoprene at a bike rack. It happens often enough that transition clinics now treat wetsuit removal as a separate motor...

Your T1 Wetsuit Exit Begins Before You Leave th...

You spend months on swim fitness, then lose time wrestling neoprene at a bike rack. It happens often enough that transition clinics now treat wetsuit removal as a separate motor...

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Cold Hands, Slow Zippers: Training the Wetsuit ...

You've swum the distance. Your stroke held up, your sighting was clean, and you hit the beach right on pace. Then you stand in transition, tugging at a zipper pull...

Cold Hands, Slow Zippers: Training the Wetsuit ...

You've swum the distance. Your stroke held up, your sighting was clean, and you hit the beach right on pace. Then you stand in transition, tugging at a zipper pull...

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A Wetsuit Crotch Tear Usually Starts Before the...

A split in the crotch of a swim-specific wetsuit looks like a repair problem. Most of the time, it started as a fit problem.That sounds minor until you think about...

A Wetsuit Crotch Tear Usually Starts Before the...

A split in the crotch of a swim-specific wetsuit looks like a repair problem. Most of the time, it started as a fit problem.That sounds minor until you think about...

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Is it okay to wear a wetsuit if I'm allergic to...

Short answer: not without a doctor's clearance. A true neoprene allergy means your immune system reacts to the polychloroprene rubber that forms the foam core of most swim wetsuits. Every...

Is it okay to wear a wetsuit if I'm allergic to...

Short answer: not without a doctor's clearance. A true neoprene allergy means your immune system reacts to the polychloroprene rubber that forms the foam core of most swim wetsuits. Every...

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Wetsuit Rental Near Me: Check the Suit Before Y...

Most people start a wetsuit rental search by opening a map, filtering for the closest shop, and hoping that shop carries something that fits. That approach is backwards. The suit...

Wetsuit Rental Near Me: Check the Suit Before Y...

Most people start a wetsuit rental search by opening a map, filtering for the closest shop, and hoping that shop carries something that fits. That approach is backwards. The suit...

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The Gear Decisions That Happen Weeks Before You...

Ask most triathletes what decides their swim leg and the answer comes fast: the wetsuit. Thickness, buoyancy, fit through the shoulders. All of that matters. But the swim leg also...

The Gear Decisions That Happen Weeks Before You...

Ask most triathletes what decides their swim leg and the answer comes fast: the wetsuit. Thickness, buoyancy, fit through the shoulders. All of that matters. But the swim leg also...

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