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When Your Wetsuit Neck Seal Feels Like a Chokehold
You pull the suit on, zip it up, and your throat immediately sends a distress signal. The neoprene presses in, every swallow feels like a negotiation, and your brain screams...
When Your Wetsuit Neck Seal Feels Like a Chokehold
You pull the suit on, zip it up, and your throat immediately sends a distress signal. The neoprene presses in, every swallow feels like a negotiation, and your brain screams...
Read MoreWhy Neoprene Needs Conditioner, Not Just a Rinse
Cross the finish line, unzip, peel off the suit, hose it down if there's a hose nearby, hang it in the garage. That's the routine for most triathletes. Conditioner shows...
Why Neoprene Needs Conditioner, Not Just a Rinse
Cross the finish line, unzip, peel off the suit, hose it down if there's a hose nearby, hang it in the garage. That's the routine for most triathletes. Conditioner shows...
Read MoreWhat is a swimskin and how is it different from...
A swimskin is a thin, non-buoyant race suit built for warm-water swims. A wetsuit is a thicker, buoyant neoprene suit that insulates and lifts you in cold water. The difference...
What is a swimskin and how is it different from...
A swimskin is a thin, non-buoyant race suit built for warm-water swims. A wetsuit is a thicker, buoyant neoprene suit that insulates and lifts you in cold water. The difference...
Read MoreAquaseal UV Cure and the Wetsuit Repairs That S...
A wetsuit usually does not fail in one dramatic moment. More often, the trouble starts with a thumbnail nick at the hip, a small cut at the calf, or a...
Aquaseal UV Cure and the Wetsuit Repairs That S...
A wetsuit usually does not fail in one dramatic moment. More often, the trouble starts with a thumbnail nick at the hip, a small cut at the calf, or a...
Read MoreWhen Wetsuits Learned to Swim
Two decades ago, a triathlete’s biggest anchor on the swim leg was often the thing supposed to help: the wetsuit. Most suits came from surfing. They trapped heat well. They...
When Wetsuits Learned to Swim
Two decades ago, a triathlete’s biggest anchor on the swim leg was often the thing supposed to help: the wetsuit. Most suits came from surfing. They trapped heat well. They...
Read MoreIs it safe to swim without a wetsuit in cold wa...
Cold water: what you are up againstWater pulls heat from your body roughly 25 times faster than air of the same temperature. When you hit water in the 50s or...
Is it safe to swim without a wetsuit in cold wa...
Cold water: what you are up againstWater pulls heat from your body roughly 25 times faster than air of the same temperature. When you hit water in the 50s or...
Read MoreExtended Sizes for Swim Wetsuits Start With Pat...
Many athletes start with the wrong search. They type extended sizes surfing wetsuit when what they really need is a swim-specific wetsuit that fits a broader range of bodies without...
Extended Sizes for Swim Wetsuits Start With Pat...
Many athletes start with the wrong search. They type extended sizes surfing wetsuit when what they really need is a swim-specific wetsuit that fits a broader range of bodies without...
Read MoreTwo Wetsuits Are Better Than One: The Clearance...
You know that moment after a race when the wetsuit comes off and you realize the shoulders never once fought you. The catch panel let water glide past your forearms....
Two Wetsuits Are Better Than One: The Clearance...
You know that moment after a race when the wetsuit comes off and you realize the shoulders never once fought you. The catch panel let water glide past your forearms....
Read MoreFitting a Wetsuit When You Have a Smaller Chest
Wetsuit fit guides talk a lot about shoulders, torso length, and leg circumference. Bust size almost never comes up. When it does, the advice usually stops at "get a women's...
Fitting a Wetsuit When You Have a Smaller Chest
Wetsuit fit guides talk a lot about shoulders, torso length, and leg circumference. Bust size almost never comes up. When it does, the advice usually stops at "get a women's...
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