According to an email from the race directors for Saturday's triathlon, the swim WILL take place, unless there is thunder. (Thunder is not forecast, although rain is. And the air temps will likely be in the highs 40s-low 50s at the start of the race.)

Water temps will be around 58 degrees.

Any advice for me? I've never been in water that cold. I tried on DH's Blue Seventy swim socks today, and they fit. (I don't know if they are legal and I have emailed the director about them.) I purchased a neoprene swim cap at a local swim shop, too.

I'm heading over to REI to look for some kind of shirt I can wear underneath my wetsuit.

DH did IMCdA and IMSG in cold temps and thinks I will be fine. However, I am the type of person who is cold most of the time. (I use a space heater in my office year round because the A/C makes me miserable.) Folks were hypothermic and near-hypothermic at IMSG and he was all, "That was refreshing!"

I am going to an OW clinic tomorrow at a different place where the temps are approximately the same, so I can try out the cap, socks, etc. Swimming is not allowed at the lake where the race will be held. They are making an exception for race day only.

Any advice you can offer is much appreciated!