I stopped at the local triathlon/running/walking store last night after work. I wanted to get some new swimwear. I already have some swim trunks that are the baggy kind. But I wanted something like what I might wear for a race. I had scanned the big box store during lunch and saw some of the compression type swim shorts from $31 to $50.
At the tri store, the owner was busy helping people with shoes. So I looked around. I found a rack with swimwear. Actually there were a few racks with different stuff, including wetsuits. I think buying a wetsuit for swim lessons would be a bit overkill. LOL! The had triathlon shorts with padding, though not as much padding as my regular bike shorts. They also had compression type shorts with no padding. They were like my running shorts except maybe a little thicker and with a drawstring.
Eventually the owner came over and told me about the various shorts. I first looked at the tri shorts, but ended up deciding against them at this time. The padding would be weird for the swimming lessons, and I am not sure what I will be wearing for a triathlon yet, whether it be a wetsuit, or tri shorts or what. I decided to go with the compression type swim shorts. He had different brands. He recommended Sugoi and Tyr. But he didn’t have the Tyr in my size though. So I tried on the Sugoi Turbo Jammer shorts, and they fit well. They were $40 which seemed reasonable so I bought them.
I also looked at swim goggles. I have some Speedo swim goggles that I bought previosuly. But I read somewhere that you want different goggelsfor a tri than regular pool goggles. In a pool you can follow a line on the bottom. But in open water, you need to be able to site on stuff in the distance. He recommended a pair for $10. They were the cheapest ones he had, but he said that most people like them. So I bought those too.

Posted by Rob in Swimming on April 30th, 2008 |