Since I got the thing on, I might as well go test it in the water. So I threw a sweatshirt on and headed down to the YMCA with my daughter for her swim team practice. I knew the coach would let me have a lane, so as soon as lessons were done I hopped into lane 5. I had no real plans for this swim session at all, just wanted to get some yards in and make sure the suit fit, and that I didn't have any chafing spots etc.
I took a bit of time to get some water in my suit (I read that somewhere), and then just started a couple of easy laps. It definitely felt constricted at first with my breathing. I didn't panic, it just felt like I couldn't get a full breath of air. I swam 150 yards and things started to feel a little better. I stopped and chatted with the lifeguard for a bit and then started swimming again.
I was just swimming along, nothing fast, just easy and steady. No flip turns, just easy open turns at the wall. After about 300 yards I decided to just go to 500 yards and then stop. When I got to 500 yards I stopped my watch and I had just swam a 500 PR with no starting block, all open turns and not even really trying very hard!
Holy crap! This thing is fast!
So the extra buoyancy, and the smooth surface really makes a difference. One thing I noticed during the swim was that my feet were very high in the water. In fact they felt too high. Like my feet were getting cold because they were out of the water more than in. A byproduct of the extra buoyancy but an interesting sensation.
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