Wetsuits can change your stroke quite a bit. Two things you can do.
1. Swim in open water a lot to get used to this.
2. My apologies in advance for the sales/promotional pitch, but this is the key reason we designed this suit this way - try swimming in a Nineteen Frequency. We designed this suit to impact ones stroke mechanics the least. testing with top swim coaches has proven this to be correct. What did we do: We put less neoprene( 1.5mm in) the arms, shoulders, sides and back of the body where you need maximum flexibility and we put the most neopene, 5mm, in the lower chest, hips and legs to ensure good body position. Now, a side benefit of having all of this 1.5mm neoprene on the side of the body is that it allows swimmers to still have a natural body roll, while wearing a wetsuit. Most wetsuits really flatten out your stroke - the Frequency does not.
Furthermore, Nineteen was the first wetsuit company to have women's specific fit and we continue to be leaders in this area with close to 50% of our total sales to women triathletes! Women really like the way that our women's suits fit them. Ultimately how a wetsuit performs for you is going to come down to fit.
Hope this helps.
Steve Fleck @stevefleck | Blog
1. Swim in open water a lot to get used to this.
2. My apologies in advance for the sales/promotional pitch, but this is the key reason we designed this suit this way - try swimming in a Nineteen Frequency. We designed this suit to impact ones stroke mechanics the least. testing with top swim coaches has proven this to be correct. What did we do: We put less neoprene( 1.5mm in) the arms, shoulders, sides and back of the body where you need maximum flexibility and we put the most neopene, 5mm, in the lower chest, hips and legs to ensure good body position. Now, a side benefit of having all of this 1.5mm neoprene on the side of the body is that it allows swimmers to still have a natural body roll, while wearing a wetsuit. Most wetsuits really flatten out your stroke - the Frequency does not.
Furthermore, Nineteen was the first wetsuit company to have women's specific fit and we continue to be leaders in this area with close to 50% of our total sales to women triathletes! Women really like the way that our women's suits fit them. Ultimately how a wetsuit performs for you is going to come down to fit.
Hope this helps.
Steve Fleck @stevefleck | Blog