Hi there,

So over the winter i've been working on my swim really hard and have seen huge gains, now swimming along with some of the fastest (not pure swimmers) in the pool.
However, ive been struggling in my wetsuit swims when doing openwater training this year. I feel unbalanced in the water and i effectivly swimming slower with my wetsuit than without (however still faster than last season). I figured out that my wetsuit just gives me to much bouyancy, making my kick ineffective and destabilizing me as a whole.

I swim in a zoot zforce 5 now, and know that zoot has thicker neoprene and offers larger bouyancypanels. The suit has been used for a few years now and ive patched it up more than a few times.

I went by my local shop today and fitted a 2xu p2, which is suposed to favor more natural swimmers and have less extreme bouyancy compared to the zoot. It felt awesome (as every bit of new and shiny kit does).
However, budget is tight at the moment and I'm in doubt how much of a difference it will make and how much i'll gain. My reasoning is that if i want to hit more top10's or even try to podium i shouldn't be swimming in something that is litteraly holding me back. However, does the cost relative to the performance gain worth it..? And yes i have considered going wetsuitless in my next race (however cocky that might sound).

If i'm spending hard earned cash from my uni weekendjob on trainingcamps at altitude, live like a monk for months and am getting results in return.. does it make sense to take the gamble and buy a new suit (with the risk of not seeing the improvement i thought id get and realizing i just suck at wetsuit swimming) ?