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Last second advice for swim clothes tomorrow.....
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Racing OLY tomorrow and looks like it will not be wetsuit legal (first time ever, I believe). So need to decide what to wear...swim skin is not an option at this point.

1) PI one-piece sleeveless trisuit.
2) tri shorts, no top and put on sleeveless tritop in T1.

IOW, is a onepiece trisuit gonna have significant drag in the water, to the extent that I am better off putting on a separate top in T1?

I do have a PI Octane suit, but it doesn't have our club colors / logos, so isn't really my first choice. (This is not a high priority race for me...training as much as anything else).

Any input appreciated!

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Re: Last second advice for swim clothes tomorrow..... [Power13] [ In reply to ]
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Since there will be little if any difference in speed..,Whatever you have practiced before
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Re: Last second advice for swim clothes tomorrow..... [Power13] [ In reply to ]
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I think I would be more comfortable topless. I assume it's legal to swim topless? I don't know fancy pants rules.

I would do what's legal you feel most comfortable in. I cannot imagine that big of a difference unless you swim in a Christmas sweater.
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Re: Last second advice for swim clothes tomorrow..... [Power13] [ In reply to ]
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Speedo.
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Re: Last second advice for swim clothes tomorrow..... [jimatbeyond] [ In reply to ]
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jimatbeyond wrote:
Speedo.

If my swim weren't so pathetic, I absolutely would.

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Re: Last second advice for swim clothes tomorrow..... [Power13] [ In reply to ]
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Tri shorts, roll your top down into the waistband of your shorts. Pull it up on the run into T1.

Lightning fast transition.

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Re: Last second advice for swim clothes tomorrow..... [JasoninHalifax] [ In reply to ]
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JasoninHalifax wrote:
Tri shorts, roll your top down into the waistband of your shorts. Pull it up on the run into T1.

Lightning fast transition.

Why not wear the one piece and do the same?

I vote for just wearing the one piece up whilst swimming. Plenty of people have this as their go to kit for non wet suit swims.
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Re: Last second advice for swim clothes tomorrow..... [snaaijert] [ In reply to ]
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Thanks all....I'm probably overthinking it. I'll probably just go with the one piece. It is gonna be a slow swim either way, so doubt it will matter much.

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Re: Last second advice for swim clothes tomorrow..... [Power13] [ In reply to ]
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Trirock Philly? I am in the same boat. Forgot the swim skin at home and might have to swim in my Castelli San Remo speed suit... I do have a Speedo but I feel like it would take forever to put on the suit in transition

Strava
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Re: Last second advice for swim clothes tomorrow..... [sch340] [ In reply to ]
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No, Pleasant Prairie in WI.

All for nothing in the end....arrived and they announced the water [pink]miraculously remained @ 77.9* despite the 90*+ heat yesterday and no rain overnight.[/pink]

But a line of t-storms were rolling in...after a weather delay, they changed the entire race to a duathlon. 2.3 mile run instead of a swim for everyone.

Newsflash - I don't like duathlons! Wink. Holy hell that hurt.

Thanks again for all the input.....

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