Part 1 - the Swim

Head - swim cap or skull cap, goggles (prescription, tinted or clear)
optional: ear plugs, nose plugs

Body -

• Long or short sleeve wet suit
• Some brands: Orca, Blue Seventy (Ironman brand), Quintana Roo, 2XU
• swim trunks or bathing suit underneath unless wearing tri-gear

Long or short sleeve? Most folks go with the long sleeve. Short sleeve gives you more range of motion. Need to consider chafing, weather, and feel when making your decision.

A middle tier wet suit is good enough for what you need for price/performance. The higher up you go, the better the feel/flexibility of the suit.

What’s New - a current trend is to wear swim skins for no-wetsuit-allowed swims

Feet -

• optional: Booties/swim socks
• If you get these, you are not allowed to whine when we swim in Aquatic Park.

Other stuff -

• Body glide. It’s better if you have your own stick of Body Glide.

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