Do swim those swim-skins things such as Orca RS2's that are worn over a ironman or distance suit offer any buoyancy at all, or do they just make you 'slippery thru the water.
I mean if I was a 'JUST AVERAGE' swimmer (which I am 'definitely average') , would I be better to leave my top in transition and just do the swim in my tri shorts, (in this case 2km), then towel off in T1, chuck the top on and go... OR suit up with a swim thing over the top. This is my first long event and it will be non wetsuit swim . I can borrow a swim skin off a mate. My aim is to get to the end of the event in a decent shape for the party.
thanks
I mean if I was a 'JUST AVERAGE' swimmer (which I am 'definitely average') , would I be better to leave my top in transition and just do the swim in my tri shorts, (in this case 2km), then towel off in T1, chuck the top on and go... OR suit up with a swim thing over the top. This is my first long event and it will be non wetsuit swim . I can borrow a swim skin off a mate. My aim is to get to the end of the event in a decent shape for the party.
thanks