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ttreise
Jun 23, 17 11:34
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Whats the current like swimming upstream in the Tennessee? Also, odds on having it be wet-suit legal?


http://www.ironman.com/~/media/6143fe0d1c0f4ccfb90ca23eff7e28d7/17wc703chatswim5.pdf



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stevej
Jun 23, 17 11:37
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Odds of a wetsuit swim are pretty close to 0.
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mariutti
Jun 23, 17 12:28
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Yeah. I heard it in several other forums. I will not travel with mine.
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Once-a-miler
Jun 23, 17 12:50
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ttreise wrote:
Whats the current like swimming upstream in the Tennessee? Also, odds on having it be wet-suit legal?


http://www.ironman.com/~/media/6143fe0d1c0f4ccfb90ca23eff7e28d7/17wc703chatswim5.pdf




The pro women field thinned out real quick at Chatt 70.3... there was also a ton of rain the night before. It has the potential to have a strong current.
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JoelO
Jun 23, 17 13:14
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It won't be wetsuit legal and I'd be surprised if there was much of a current...August/early September will be hot and (usually) dry. They should have more control over the flow rates in late summer.
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EyeRunMD
Jun 23, 17 14:18
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Past three years, for the full IM, it has not been wetsuit legal. And that was even with one year having a lot of rain before the event.

Also, the RD has done a good job working with the TVA to keep the flow controlled. Yes, the first year was a really fast current but it has been dramatically less the past two years. Only possibility of a strong current would be if there is heavy rain during September. Then the TVA has to do what they gotta do
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tie3
Sep 6, 17 16:36
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eye3md wrote:
Past three years, for the full IM, it has not been wetsuit legal. And that was even with one year having a lot of rain before the event.

Also, the RD has done a good job working with the TVA to keep the flow controlled. Yes, the first year was a really fast current but it has been dramatically less the past two years. Only possibility of a strong current would be if there is heavy rain during September. Then the TVA has to do what they gotta do

Any word from TVA?
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