"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Almost all wetsuits are made from neoprene, a soft, synthetic-rubber material that uses closed air cells ...

Swim conditions are about as varied as triathletes themselves: Sometimes the water’s hot, sometimes it’s cold; sometimes the water is bumpy, sometimes it’s smooth . Sometimes we have longer races, ...

Support our work! The Inertia may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn more about our gear review policy here. Wetsuits are both the biggest blessing and curse of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Person surfing/paddle boarding wearing wetsuit. Despite the onset of summer – and occasionally spring – promising warmer and more ...

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The triathlon wetsuit is one of triathlon’s big ticket items and one of the most crucial triathlon buys you’ll ever make. To help you make that purchase, here’s our list of the best triathlon wetsuits ...

You’ve got your board sorted and you’re amped for a big day out on the waves. Someone told you about a sweet spot to check out, and the conditions look good: neat swell, not too raging, but totally ...

Patagonia has always been a company with one foot in the mountains and one in the sea — climbing and skiing one day, surfing and paddling the next. When they introduced wetsuits to their lineup a few ...

When it comes to wetsuits, there’s a lot of talk about “tech.” About bionic nuclear-infused seams or geo-rubber made from collected seaweeds…but it’s “tech” that costs an arm and a leg and sometimes ...

The wetsuit has a long history in San Francisco, popularized by Jack O’Neill in 1952 to ward off hypothermia in surfers. With the water temperature hovering in the low 50s so far this year, that is ...