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Product Reviews

WeTsuits To GET You swimming

Some swimmers are purist and can handle the cold a little better than us mere mortals, but a wetsuit is an essential for most in open water swimming, if not for the added warmth but also for the security of extra buoyancy out in the open water. But one of the first things you learn about open water swimming is that not all wetsuits are created the same.

A surfing wetsuit can get you started and keep you warm but sooner or later you are going to needs some extra freedom to move. Looking over some of the wetsuits on the market, it’s not easy to filter through all the jargon and some of the astronomical prices.

The following reviews are two great entry level wetsuits to get you out in the water swimming without breaking the bank.

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