Dry suit
From Openwaterpedia
noun – A dry suit or drysuit provides thermal insulation or passive thermal protection to the wearer while immersed in water, and is worn by divers, boaters, water sports enthusiasts, and others like seconds and spotters who work at ice swimming or winter swimming competitions. A dry suit normally protects the whole body except the head, hands, and possibly the feet. In some configurations, however, all of these are covered as well.
Winter Swimming
Dry suits are used by safety personnel in winter swimming and ice swimming competitions in order to quickly conduct a rescue of a distressed swimmer who needs immediate help.
External links
- Ice Circuit World Rankings - January 2016
- Competition In Ice Is Heating Up
- International Ice Swimming Association
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- International Winter Swimming Association
- The Words Of The Winter and Ice Swimming Community
- Afterdrop of body temperature during rewarming: an alternative explanation
- Medical Dictionary
- Just Get On With It
- Mind Over Matter, Swimming 1000m @ 0ºC
- Swimming In Siberia, Russian Winter Swimming Champs
- Fearless And Frozen At The Bottom Of The World
- Shivering By An Open Water Swimmer Like...
- How Far Can They Go In The Cold Water?
