So keep that in mind if you decide to wear a wetsuit in between 78 and 84 degrees Fahrenheit. Above 84 degrees Fahrenheit you cannot wear a wetsuit. You can, though, wear a textile based swim skin. Also you need to make sure that your wetsuit is five millimeters or below.
Most wetsuits follow this rule, but double check your thickness of your wetsuit. Equipment, finally. You also cannot have any gloves, fins, bouys, anything that can be used for propulsion. This is the only way to truly get better at swimming.
Lastly, time in the pool will give your joints a break from all that pavement pounding. Especially for a newcomer, keep it simple. Swimming is an old-school sport; just come in and do the work. Take time to learn about yourself as a swimmer, and effectively assess your goals and needs.
Borrow some different training items from friends in the sport with similar body types and performance goals. Whether your goal is to become a better swimmer or just to lower your overall time come race day, the ideal way to train and enjoy pool swimming is to become one of us.
Matt Donovan has coached on every level and is currently the head coach at University of Maryland-Baltimore County. If an athlete opts to go without, they can wear a tri kit, swimsuit or swimskin, so long as the garment fabric does not extend past the elbows or below the knees.
Neoprene shorts are prohibited, as are fins, gloves and other floatation devices. Penalty: If water temperatures are above the cutoff point, race officials may allow wetsuit-wearing athletes to race in a separate, non-competitive wave. Garments or gear not meeting race specifications can bring about an automatic disqualification. Check the inside of your bike helmet—do you see a sticker that says CPSC?
All races in the United States require a helmet approved by the U. Consumer Product Safety Commission. As of , every helmet sold in the USA is CPSC approved, but if you purchased your helmet prior to that date or from an overseas vendor , race officials may not allow you to exit T1. For open water triathlon, athletes must inform race organizers before the race that they wish to use backstroke. Nothing particular about the strokes is mentioned in the French rules. Drafting in swimming is allowed as long as you are not touching repeatedly other athletes.
Freestyle remains the most efficient stroke for triathletes but like me, you might be happy to know that you can switch to breaststroke when needed. I used it quite often in my first triathlons when I was tired and also to bring me back in the right direction. If you are swimming breaststroke, be aware that you will need more space around you.
Just swim a bit on the side of other triathletes. Speaking from experience, receiving a kick from someone doing breaststroke can be really painful. As long as you are not voluntarily or repeatedly touching other triathletes, you should not worry too much about it. Otherwise, it may lead to disqualification. The ITU and the three national federations USA, France, and Great Britain authorize you to rest by standing on the bottom or by holding to an inanimate object ex: buoys, stationary boats, floating objects.
You should not make forward progress.
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