Hello everyone!
I'm looking for a new swimsuit, my old one definitely needs to be replaced. As I am thinking of doing some swimruns, I'm thinking of buying one wetsuit only to do swimruns and triathlons.
The problem is, most swimrun wetsuits stop above the knee, so that would mean that in triathlons and Ironman races for example, I would lose some buoyancy because forbidden to use a pull buoy.
So my question is: would I be allowed in triathlons and Ironman races to add a calf buoyancy support, like a calf guard?
I've searched a bit and the ITU Competition Rules don't say much.
Ironman rules say: "Wetsuit (neoprene) shorts/bottoms are prohibited (DSQ);" which is not exactly that.
Any help is welcome, thanks :)
I'm looking for a new swimsuit, my old one definitely needs to be replaced. As I am thinking of doing some swimruns, I'm thinking of buying one wetsuit only to do swimruns and triathlons.
The problem is, most swimrun wetsuits stop above the knee, so that would mean that in triathlons and Ironman races for example, I would lose some buoyancy because forbidden to use a pull buoy.
So my question is: would I be allowed in triathlons and Ironman races to add a calf buoyancy support, like a calf guard?
I've searched a bit and the ITU Competition Rules don't say much.
Ironman rules say: "Wetsuit (neoprene) shorts/bottoms are prohibited (DSQ);" which is not exactly that.
Any help is welcome, thanks :)
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leodavesne: Dec 9, 20 7:21