Open Water Swimming

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LazyDaisy Jun 2018 12:58pm, 28 Jun 2018 23,000 posts	0 LazyDaisy Friends swear by some Vaseline round their nostrils too, Gordon.
GordonG Jun 2018 1:43pm, 28 Jun 2018 7,540 posts	0 GordonG ok ta LD lol given that i already wear goggles, have started using ear plugs, might now use a nose clip and/or vaseline, i think i might just go the whole hog and buy one of those old fashioned diving suits with the big helmet
ferret Jun 2018 7:07pm, 28 Jun 2018 2,999 posts	0 ferret
KatieB Jul 2018 10:08am, 3 Jul 2018 7,269 posts	0 KatieB Morning all. Im going to do a short sea swim tomorrow on the IOW (day visit to my Dad so must be short). Just want to see how it feels to swim in salt water and with waves to try and acclimatise for the swoosh...any advice?
Elsie Too Jul 2018 10:23am, 3 Jul 2018 1,896 posts	0 Elsie Too Enjoy it!! When I swam in the sea in Wales I found it very similar to the lake on a windy day. # The only issues I had with the salt water was a little chafing on my neck from the wetsuit that I never get in the lake. I guess a touch of vaseline would probably help with that.
KatieB Jul 2018 10:34am, 3 Jul 2018 7,270 posts	0 KatieB Ah yes, now JulesR was saying not to use vaseline near the wetsuit? Baby oil only?
The Scribbler Jul 2018 11:11am, 3 Jul 2018 4,111 posts	0 The Scribbler Or use bodyglide Katie, or maybe wear a buff?
JulesR Jul 2018 11:38am, 3 Jul 2018 25,306 posts	0 JulesR Tick for body glide - the blue anti-chafe one is on Wiggle & does the trick plus helps get wetsuits off quickly if necessary
Oranj Jul 2018 12:20pm, 3 Jul 2018 935 posts	0 Oranj I can't remember the argument, but there's some reason for not using oil-based things like vaseline (and probably baby oil too) on a wetsuit, although I've used Body Shop body butter and that was OK, so maybe it doesn't matter? Just bought some Wiggle blue body glide as my previous one was running out, although at the moment my local lake is as warm as a swimming pool so I won't be needing it for a while yet. 25.6°C yesterday
KatieB Jul 2018 2:58pm, 3 Jul 2018 7,271 posts	0 KatieB Thanks all.