Subject: RE: WETSUIT RESTRICTING BREATHING??????Did you ever resolve this, and, if so, what did you do? I have had no issues in the open water swim until I wore a wetsuit recently because it's getting cold. Was the worst experience of my life. Couldn't breath 10 seconds in until the end of the race. Tried a number of things to catch my breath and none of them worked. Felt like the wetsuit was just crushing me.
I have no fears of open water and don't mind the crowd. Water was great - 21C and warmer than my previous race and training pool. Until now, I have been swimming without a wetsuit, which has been great. But, this was a nightmare. I swam with the wetsuit in cold cold water 3 days before to make sure it was okay, and everything felt fine. So, clearly I have some psychological issue with a wetsuit and race day and breathing, even though my mind is pretty relaxed cuz I don't compete to place.
Some tips that have stood out to me are - wear the wetsuit for a while before the swim (I like this ); train with the wetsuit ad nauseum, buy a wetsuit that fits properly (I borrowed this one and it was perhaps slightly too small ), I have also seen some tips on getting in the water before the start of the race and doing about 15 minutes of warmups... |