I'm pretty well set on getting a new full suit for Ironman this year (which means, soon, though the water is still quite chillacious). But, with that of course comes all kinds of thinking and decisions and hemming and hawing and debating. If by some sheer miracle of earthly lake warming the water is over 65 degrees I can probably wear my sleeveless suit, but I'd rather not risk it and freeze or sink for 2.4 miles if the water is cooler. (I did wear my sleeveless in a 58 degree oly swim last year and it wasn't as bad as I thought, but I'd rather not do that for twice the distance if the water is anywhere near as cold - I could tell where the arm support would have been a benefit on my cold muscles)

I got a Zoot Fuzion sleeveless suit last year, which fits awesomely awesome in a large short (their suits sure are sized for thin people). The Fuzion is somewhere between an entry level and mid range suit, but this is one of those areas where fit might lend itself to better function in the end even if it's not super-uber-hydro-nano-pants technology. I didn't have to mess with the suit or shorten it, and most importantly I didn't get as frustrated getting into and out of it as my blue seventy unisex (ahem, mens) full suit which is now probably 4-5 years old (this will be my 3rd year in it and I bought it used from someone on TE, so I'm betting 4 years). Technology and fit changes a lot in 4-5 years.

Frustratingly, Zoot's higher end suits do NOT have short sizes and tend to favor the taller/slimmer. 2XU's charts look a little better. Blue Seventy, Orca, back to the taller/slimmer zone. Aqua Sphere has a "universal fit" and we know how well that works out.

So, as I peruse size charts and attempt to puzzle this out again and probably end up just buying the Fuzion again in long sleeves because I love the fit so much, I thought I'd see what you other shorties out there are wearing. I know we're not all 5'6" and 120 lbs.