How Much Faster Will You Swim With A Wetsuit?

We test out how much quicker you can swim with a wetsuit (plus a little way to legally cheat to go even quicker)
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[@rustyheyman214]

Great video and thank for not making it 24 minutes. I clicked on it because I knew there would be no fluff.

[@EffortlessSwimming]

thanks!

[@mattiascarlsson3912]

Not to mention the fact that for a weak swimmer like myself, the added bouyancy also decreases the need for kicking (at least is does for me), so I feel that I can sustain my pace for longer.

[@davidporter2828]

Another interesting test would be comparing neoprene shorts v regular swimwear. As a novice swimmer I've found them to be a great help in terms of boosting confidence and getting the feel of a better position in the water. 😀

[@RickyMartinVideos]

I feel like I could watch you guys swim for hours. So smooth!

[@vls3771]

A $1.200 wetsuit needs to make me faster😅

[@kenallen3447]

Great video thanks. If you did the wetsuit swim first I would assume the gap would be slightly bigger.

[@Lion-G227]

Good stuff! Always love your videos

[@EffortlessSwimming]

thanks!

[@benoitperret]

Great video 👍. Thank you 😊. Do you have an idea about swim suits like the Powerskin R-Evo+ Open water Arena? Is it faster or less?

[@deanb61]

Be interesting to see good swimmers vs crap swimmers. I'm a lot faster in a wetsuit, but the coach at our Tri club says he's one of the few people he knows who is slower.

[@dpmcmanus50]

I swam with a wetsuit for a while in sub 65 degrees, but problem was that in cooler water, I like to start with some head-up breaststroke to get acclimated. Couldn't do that with a wetsuit. Then there was the fact that I felt so constricted in my wetsuit it seemed akin to swimming wearing a strait jacket (not that I would know what that's like lol). It kept me a bit warmer but aside from that, I do better without.

[@kuriyamacho]

I was thinking, hey, I'm not much slower than you guys, I'm also around 2 mins. Then I realized you're doing 200m not 100m 😀 OMG!!

[@99cya]

200m in 2:13? Lol you are nearly twice as fast as me 😂😂😂

[@flutesofmontereypeninsula4169]

If you have an old full body tech suit, give it a try for comparison.

[@EffortlessSwimming]

I threw mine out last year, wish I hadn't!

[@flutesofmontereypeninsula4169]

I still have mine but it's even tighter and it didn't shrink. It would be interesting you could find a 50m salt water pool and get a time. That would quantify the advantage open water ocean swimmers have.

[@--2455]

Hey nice pool ! Where was that ?

[@andrewthomas8737]

Great pool

[@EffortlessSwimming]

North Bellarine Aquatic Centre

[@Lion-G227]

What causes a wriggle? How do you stop it, I think I wriggle side to side

[@EffortlessSwimming]

Lots of things can like a crossover, lifting head to breathe, fatigue, poor posture in the water

[@Manasseh_Tribe]

At ur level, I'm expecting timing below 2 minutes.

[@elizabethsabit3883]

What is the thickness of your wet suit?

[@EffortlessSwimming]

Varies but 3mm and 2mm then 1.5mm through shoulders

[@elizabethsabit3883]

@@EffortlessSwimming can i use my scuba wet suit 3mm from shoulder to foot sir?

[@vraz29]

@@elizabethsabit3883 : I used to swim with my surf wetsuit, It was perfect. Until I invested in a real swim wet suit. What a difference!! With my swimsuit, I really feel much stronger in the water. You will definitely win seconds per 100m with a real swimsuit. But it is in no way necessary. Just depends on you goal and budget....

[@elizabethsabit3883]

​@@EffortlessSwimmingwhere did you buy your wet suit

[@210287162534]

I imagine that incremental gains with a wetsuit for you are smaller in comparison to someone who is at 2:00/100m

[@EffortlessSwimming]

definitely, the worse your body position the more it will help you

[@maemilev]

Why didn't he try to beat his personal best record?