The Wetsuit Performance Test
With help from one of the world’s leading sports science and physiology experts, Triathlete conducted testing on eight wetsuits.
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The benefits of triathlon wetsuits have largely remained unquantified until now. With help from one of the world’s leading sports science and physiology experts, Triathlete conducted testing on eight wetsuits to determine the actual gains a swimmer experiences by wearing specific suits. See a breakdown of the results above, and read the complete results here.