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Anyone try waterproof or neoprene oversocks in a race?
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stephenj
Apr 29, 21 8:31
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Just wondering if anyone has tried using waterproof socks; since they should conform to the rules that allow for booties as long as it is a wetsuit legal swim. If you wore your race socks under them, you would not have to pull socks on wet feet (just strip off the oversock), and the oversock might help the wetsuit slip off more quickly...at least that was my line of thinking. Anyone try it?

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NordicSkier
Apr 29, 21 9:47
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stephenj wrote:
Just wondering if anyone has tried using waterproof socks; since they should conform to the rules that allow for booties as long as it is a wetsuit legal swim. If you wore your race socks under them, you would not have to pull socks on wet feet (just strip off the oversock), and the oversock might help the wetsuit slip off more quickly...at least that was my line of thinking. Anyone try it?

Stephen J

I have a pair of goretex socks. Is that what you mean?
They'll keep my feet dry to a point, but not if you submerse them in water.
Even in heavy rain water will wick it's way into the top of the sock.
You'd have to use some sort of waterproof tape, but that would defeat the whole point.

Just put your socks on in transition.
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stephenj
Apr 29, 21 11:20
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NordicSkier wrote:
stephenj wrote:
Just wondering if anyone has tried using waterproof socks; since they should conform to the rules that allow for booties as long as it is a wetsuit legal swim. If you wore your race socks under them, you would not have to pull socks on wet feet (just strip off the oversock), and the oversock might help the wetsuit slip off more quickly...at least that was my line of thinking. Anyone try it?

Stephen J


I have a pair of goretex socks. Is that what you mean?
They'll keep my feet dry to a point, but not if you submerse them in water.
Even in heavy rain water will wick it's way into the top of the sock.
You'd have to use some sort of waterproof tape, but that would defeat the whole point.

Just put your socks on in transition.

Yea, you are right...I was also thinking about some really cold water that I just found out is not as cold as I was thinking it would be. I think Ill stick with the original game plan.

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Trexlera
Apr 29, 21 17:11
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stephenj wrote:
Just wondering if anyone has tried using waterproof socks; since they should conform to the rules that allow for booties as long as it is a wetsuit legal swim. If you wore your race socks under them, you would not have to pull socks on wet feet (just strip off the oversock), and the oversock might help the wetsuit slip off more quickly...at least that was my line of thinking. Anyone try it?

Stephen J
I’ve worn neoprene booties to swim in really cold water. Water definitely still gets in and they’re slow as hell. If you don’t need them to make the temp tolerable, I would strongly dissuade.
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NAB777
Apr 29, 21 18:56
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stephenj wrote:
Just wondering if anyone has tried using waterproof socks; since they should conform to the rules that allow for booties as long as it is a wetsuit legal swim. If you wore your race socks under them, you would not have to pull socks on wet feet (just strip off the oversock), and the oversock might help the wetsuit slip off more quickly...at least that was my line of thinking. Anyone try it?

Stephen J

First thought was that they'd be illegal..however if not,
1) I'd be surprised if you could get them off in a hurry without your socks coming with them, and
2) having spent a lot of time in similar over winter last year, I'd hate to race in them
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Titanflexr
Apr 29, 21 22:53
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Trexlera wrote:
stephenj wrote:
Just wondering if anyone has tried using waterproof socks; since they should conform to the rules that allow for booties as long as it is a wetsuit legal swim. If you wore your race socks under them, you would not have to pull socks on wet feet (just strip off the oversock), and the oversock might help the wetsuit slip off more quickly...at least that was my line of thinking. Anyone try it?

Stephen J

I’ve worn neoprene booties to swim in really cold water. Water definitely still gets in and they’re slow as hell. If you don’t need them to make the temp tolerable, I would strongly dissuade.

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longtrousers
Apr 30, 21 0:28
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stephenj wrote:
Just wondering if anyone has tried using waterproof socks; since they should conform to the rules that allow for booties as long as it is a wetsuit legal swim. If you wore your race socks under them, you would not have to pull socks on wet feet (just strip off the oversock), and the oversock might help the wetsuit slip off more quickly...at least that was my line of thinking. Anyone try it?

Stephen J

I do not know exactly what you mean, but to my point of view socks or booties or anything are generally not allowed in a wetsuit legal swim. Only in absolute exceptions, like the Norseman or something.
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HuffNPuff
Apr 30, 21 6:57
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longtrousers wrote:
stephenj wrote:
Just wondering if anyone has tried using waterproof socks; since they should conform to the rules that allow for booties as long as it is a wetsuit legal swim. If you wore your race socks under them, you would not have to pull socks on wet feet (just strip off the oversock), and the oversock might help the wetsuit slip off more quickly...at least that was my line of thinking. Anyone try it?

Stephen J


I do not know exactly what you mean, but to my point of view socks or booties or anything are generally not allowed in a wetsuit legal swim. Only in absolute exceptions, like the Norseman or something.

I bought a pair of neoprene booties for an ITU race in Sweden. The water was 57 degrees and they did not allow us to wear them. I survived. :)
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BobAjobb
Apr 30, 21 9:06
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Certainly nearly all UK races, booties and gloves are banned (Xtri allow them, but then again they don't apply the pansy temperature limits of FINA or most tri.

2 things I've found when I tried them
- slow AF
- lift my feet too much - I'm kicking with my feet out of the water, and they just bend me backwards like a banana due to the lift/buoyancy and in turn give my back some grief.
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