Quote Originally Posted by vicvroom
Tri wetsuits are made for swimming and the thickness varies (thinner in places that allow for more movement when you're swimming.) Does your local shop have any wetsuits made for tris?
Nope, more for surfing, wakeboarding, the traditional stuff. I haven't even seen a tri suit in person, except people wearing them as they went by

Quote Originally Posted by vicvroom
I have an Ironman wetsuit (which is now Blue Seventy). Other companies that make tri wetsuits are Quintana Roo, T1, Orca, Zoot.

Mine is a sleeveless, so it's a little easier to get off, and I've worn it in temps down to the mid 50's, but I"m pretty tolerant of cold.
Even sleeveless you don't have trouble that cold? Neat. I like the sleeveless feel, open arms and all. I've never swam with long sleeves and am a little afraid of the restricted movement. I'm also a little afraid of peeling off a wetsuit -- just sweating in my compression suit made it totally awful to remove.

I like the idea of the tri suit, sleeveless with shorts, but I'm afraid it won't be warm enough to swim in for a while, and I'd rather start as soon as I can. Water temp today is 53 degrees, but because of my rotator cuff injury/physical therapy, I may not be able to properly swim for another 2-3 weeks (I am thinking of doing kicking drills, just to get in the water).

Thanks for your help -- I'll visit some of the manufacturers' sites and see what's out there.