Sleeveless tri suit in pool swim

[martwald]

I seem to be the only eejit that entered a pool based triathlon this year, over eager perhaps

Question - I have ordered a sleeveless tri speed suit in the club gear order - how are these for swimming in?


My first thought would be that these suits could cause drag at the armpit or neck if they let water in (of course that does not match Sarah and Sinead leaving me for dead every week in the pool).


Thanks.

[IanG]

I did a short lake swim (250m) in a two piece tri suit last year at the relay championships and while i noticed a slight drag around the neck/chest area overall it didn't have a huge effect and it definately sped up my transition. Over 750m that slight drag might be more noticeable but i don't think it will have a big enough effect for it to ruin your overall race. You could always try out a session with it in the pool beforehand