Last summer, I purchased a 2XU C1 wetsuit from a local swim shop. The guy who fit me is a triathlete. I have noticed that water comes in at the neck and the neck gaps a small bit in the front. (I have a really small neck and a small upper body.) Is there any way I can fix this? I have tried pulling the suit way up in the front, and then pulling it down in the back, and that works okay, but it's not perfect. Also, I get in the water, let the suit fill up, and then get out, pull out the neck a bit, and let the suit conform to my body. That works pretty well, too. If I don't do that, I end up with quite a lot of water in my suit that then gushes out when I exit the water.

I am contemplating using some Aquaseal or something to attach more velcro on the suit so that I can make the suit tighter around the neck. In looking at other suits that people were wearing at last weekend's race, I think I may have the same problem no matter what kind of suit I have. FWIW, local shop guy put me in a wetsuit that, according to the chart, is one size bigger than what I should have based on my weight. However, when I bought the suit, I didn't even know how to swim yet and I suspect he put me in a bigger suit because of my rank beginner status.

The local triathlon club is having an OW clinic in a couple of weeks and there will be shops there with wetsuits that we can try. Before I do anything drastic like permanently altering my suit with additional velcro, I will talk to the shops and see what they recommend. The guy I bought the suit from really didn't have an answer to my dilemma.

Any advice on how to handle this problem? Is it common? I suppose I could just be thankful that I don't feel like my suit is choking me, right? Are there other brands of suits with better designs for the small necked?

Thanks in advance!