Water Temps in October

I think that Lake Lanier sprint was 71 last year.  Most people without wetsuits since it was a short swim and the water was warmer than the air at that point.

2 years ago the water temp at lanier tri (emerald point) was 72, so it seems pretty consistent. I also went sans wetsuit and it was comfortable (air temps were in the high 50s).

I was planning on doing this as my first tri. I saw that there was a limit of 800 participants, do they really fill up all 800 slots? Or can I wait till the week of the event to sign up?

Thanks!

And if anyone has any advice for this tri I would appreciate it! All i have is a membership to the gym, an exercise bike and some running shoes!

Swim, bike, run ... repeat.  That's about all there is to it.  Here are some additional points:
- Go out there to finish, not for time
- Don't go out and buy the latest bike, gear, etc...
- During training ... do at least a couple of training sessions (in each dicipline) longer than the race distance to build confidence (e.g. swim 500+ yards straight in one session, run 4+ mils in another session)
- Tri to go for an open water swim ... make sure you do this with a friend, group or boat if it's your first time

I dont have a gym membership, I run barefoot, and I'm getting my bike this week! cant have everything i guess.

Good question. I'm signed up for the Lake Lanier Sprint and was wondering about water temps also. This will be my second Tri. Did my first last weekend. I was wondering if I needed to get a wetsuit for this. Sounds like the answer is "probably not".

Definitely don't need a wetsuit.  the air temp last year was in the low 50s, but the only cold time was standing on the beach pre-race and the few seconds wading in before your wave start. After about 5 seconds in the water, it was fine and by the time you get out, you are warmed up and the air feels great!

I think I remember the water temp last year being much warmer than 71, maybe more like 78. I could be wrong, but wetsuit was definitely not necessary.

do u have any info on teh callaway sprint in octover.  i am not familiar with it and amy be interested in doing it.  thanks 

No i dont really have much information.

http://www.callawaygardens.com/Callaway/info/calendar/calendar.fitnessseries_triathlon.event.aspx

the above is the race website, not much info tho. You could try searching on this site through the race logs people have filed about that race. I found alot of good info on the LL sprint.