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W<\/span>hile a triathlon wetsuit<\/a> will be appropriate for most UK races with an open-water start, a swimskin is for times when the water is too warm to be wetsuit-legal. <\/strong><\/p>\n Most likely this will affect those who race abroad, where there\u2019s a much higher chance water temps will creep above the max legal limit for wetsuits (22\u00b0C for 1.5km swims and 24\u00b0C for 3.8km swims under British Triathlon and ITU competition rules).<\/p>\n Swimskins are made of textile materials<\/a><\/strong> that are designed to be hydrodynamic but without the thickness of neoprene. During pool repeats, this tester saved 2-3secs per 100m (as opposed to 4-5secs per 100m in a neoprene wetsuit), so if you want the best swim split possible at your non-wetsuit A-race, it\u2019s worth the investment.<\/span><\/p>\n Considering most swimskins cost \u00a3200+, splashing out on the off-chance your local race might take place on a sweltering hot day isn\u2019t such a good investment, and British Triathlon rules state that you have to wear it for the whole event in short-course races, which will be considerably less comfortable over the top of a tri-suit<\/a><\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n The swimskins in this test all promise to give you a faster non-wetsuit swim, which meant plenty of testing in open water.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWhat are swimskins?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Best men\u2019s swimskins 2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n
BlueSeventy PZ4TX<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n