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Chest Zip vs Back Zip: Stop Choosing a Wetsuit ...

Most swimmers and triathletes ask whether a chest zip or back zip is faster, warmer, or easier to repair. At blueseventy, we start somewhere else. The zipper's job is entry...

Wetsuit or Swimskin? Let the Water Temperature ...

Most triathletes ask which is faster: a swimskin or a wetsuit. That's the wrong question to start with. The right one is narrower. What does the water temperature on race...

Wetsuit or Swimskin? Let the Water Temperature ...

Most triathletes ask which is faster: a swimskin or a wetsuit. That's the wrong question to start with. The right one is narrower. What does the water temperature on race...

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Can I machine wash my swimming wetsuit on a gen...

No. Even a gentle cycle puts a swimming wetsuit through two forces it was never built to handle: agitation and spin. The result is usually a stretched, weakened suit rather...

Can I machine wash my swimming wetsuit on a gen...

No. Even a gentle cycle puts a swimming wetsuit through two forces it was never built to handle: agitation and spin. The result is usually a stretched, weakened suit rather...

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Wetsuit Slip Spray and the Small Details That C...

Wetsuit slip spray gets treated like a shortcut. In practice, its best use is much narrower and much more useful. It helps manage friction at a few key contact points,...

Wetsuit Slip Spray and the Small Details That C...

Wetsuit slip spray gets treated like a shortcut. In practice, its best use is much narrower and much more useful. It helps manage friction at a few key contact points,...

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Your Wetsuit Should Feel Tight on Land. Don't S...

Most swimmers ask how to stretch a wetsuit after a dry-land try-on leaves them squeezed across the chest and shoulders. The more useful answer is usually to stop trying to...

Your Wetsuit Should Feel Tight on Land. Don't S...

Most swimmers ask how to stretch a wetsuit after a dry-land try-on leaves them squeezed across the chest and shoulders. The more useful answer is usually to stop trying to...

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The Fan in Your Garage Might Be the Most Underu...

Most triathletes rinse the suit, drape it over a fence or a shower rod, and call it done. That habit is quietly responsible for more premature wetsuit wear than fingernail...

The Fan in Your Garage Might Be the Most Underu...

Most triathletes rinse the suit, drape it over a fence or a shower rod, and call it done. That habit is quietly responsible for more premature wetsuit wear than fingernail...

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How do I know if a wetsuit is too buoyant for m...

You’ll know when your kick turns into a fight. A Blue70 wetsuit that over-lifts your lower body stops helping you pull and starts forcing you to push your legs back...

How do I know if a wetsuit is too buoyant for m...

You’ll know when your kick turns into a fight. A Blue70 wetsuit that over-lifts your lower body stops helping you pull and starts forcing you to push your legs back...

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Neoprene Balaclava for Swimming: The Cold-Water...

Most swimmers think about a neoprene balaclava as a way to stay more comfortable in cold water. That is true, but it misses the main reason many experienced open-water swimmers...

Neoprene Balaclava for Swimming: The Cold-Water...

Most swimmers think about a neoprene balaclava as a way to stay more comfortable in cold water. That is true, but it misses the main reason many experienced open-water swimmers...

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What a Freediving Wetsuit Can Teach You About C...

Blue70 builds swim-specific wetsuits for triathlon and open water swimming. We don't make freediving wetsuits, and that distinction matters. If you borrow a swim wetsuit for freediving, or buy a...

What a Freediving Wetsuit Can Teach You About C...

Blue70 builds swim-specific wetsuits for triathlon and open water swimming. We don't make freediving wetsuits, and that distinction matters. If you borrow a swim wetsuit for freediving, or buy a...

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