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Top Tips for Open Water Swimming

Top Tips for Open Water Swimming Acclimatise to the cold water . Do this over time, take colder showers, introduce yourself slowly to the cold, build up your time in the water slowly. You may wish to wait until temperatures rise rather than starting in the ‘cold season’.

Wearing a Wetsuit

As the colder days and evenings start, we thought it was time to talk a little about wetsuits. Why Wear a Wetsuit? Well simply put they are designed to keep swimmers warm in open water conditions. The theory behind one is to let in a layer of water between the skin so as the rubber heats up it insulates the swimmer. However, too much water can mean less thermal protection and the degree to which the swimmer can keep the water out is proportional to the amount of heat retained. So the fit is important. Too loose around the neck, cuffs and ankles and too much water is added creating less thermal protection. Open water swimming has a long tradition of not wearing wetsuits and there are many open water swimming events that promote the use of non wetsuit swimming such as, The English Channel, International Winter Swimming Association and International Ice Swimming Association. Swimmers should always be aware of their limitations if they are training for a non wetsuit event. Photo by turner

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