Legalise Wetsuits at ALL triathlons

[RaeTrewBrowne]

a wetsuit is relative in my opinion, at last years SA Triathlon Champs in Germiston I broke my PB for the 1.5k swim by just under 2 minutes without a wetsuit (plus i was faster through T1 ) for full IM distance yes the benefits of a wetsuit will far outweigh not having one but i think anything under 2km's what you might save on the swim you will make up in T1!

[Face Plant]

nochain i agree that the difference might be bigger for the average swimmer but i think that good technique is going to improve your swim time alot more than a wetsuit, what im trying to say is it doesnt help to wear a wetsuit and you still doing a 600 in 16+ minutes, or let me put it this way if you are swimming a 600 in 15+minutes a wetsuit is not going to get you do do it in -13minutes but a good swim technique will! so instead of spending a couple of grand on a wetsuit rather go for a couple of lessons from a swim coach!

[Face Plant]

@ general Lee... i see you have the new asics Noosa tri 6 as your avitar, i just got mine last week! what an awesome pair of trainers!!

[chicababe]

I vote yes for swims longer than 1.5km

[Thug]

As a pathetic swimmer I need all the help I can get..............so Yes.

[RaeTrewBrowne]

@ general Lee... i see you have the new asics Noosa tri 6 as your avitar, i just got mine last week! what an awesome pair of trainers!!

 

 

also got mine last week have you noticed that the Asics logo glows in the dark created quite a buzz on the club runs

[Raab]

As a complete newb, I still vote no.

 

Reason being that I know I am a bad swimmer but this encourages me to work really hard on it. Also the reason I am still to attempt my first tri, need to get better at swimming first.

[MariusL]

If we say no to wetsuits, then we might as well say no to aero wheels and TT bars... and we should also all run barefoot...

[khalid]

also got mine last week have you noticed that the Asics logo glows in the dark created quite a buzz on the club runs

Where is the best price for these shoes in Cape Town. Been looking but struggling to find a retailer.

[Capricorn]

Where is the best price for these shoes in Cape Town. Been looking but struggling to find a retailer.

 

R850 online.

[tunariaan]

Nope , ban the , it's suppose to be hard and elite, whats next comrades in 20hours so the fat " runners " can walk it?

[slowlady]

Question: How many people that voted yes own a wetsuit and voted no don't?

My guess is that the lucky ones that own one mostly voted yes and people like me that don't own a wetsuit would probably not want it to be legalised.

[gummibear]

Question: How many people that voted yes own a wetsuit and voted no don't?

My guess is that the lucky ones that own one mostly voted yes and people like me that don't own a wetsuit would probably not want it to be legalised.

 

My guess is that you swim in a dam and have never been in the Cape Town waters.

 

There is a Ironman distance race in Cape Town later this year.....i want to see how many people that voted NO do that without a wetsuit.

 

Lets take away goggles and swim caps to.You don't need them

[mrmed]

Sissies!

[Thug]

My guess is that you swim in a dam and have never been in the Cape Town waters.

 

There is a Ironman distance race in Cape Town later this year.....i want to see how many people that voted NO do that without a wetsuit.

 

Lets take away goggles and swim caps to.You don't need them

 

Wetsuits will in all probability be compulsory at the CT Challenge.

[DawieO]

"There is a Ironman distance race in Cape Town later this year.....i want to see how many people that voted NO do that without a wetsuit."

 

The survey asks whether they should be legalised for ALL races, not whether they should be BANNED for all races.