Jan 16 2011
How to choose the right wetsuit
The wetsuit is made from synthetic rubber-filled micro-bubbles of nitrogen gas that has a great ability to maintain temperature. Thanks to these micro-bubbles are able to be a light and highly elastic material, which makes it comfortable for surfing, swimming, etc.
The suit largely prevents the entry of water inside, and if it goes is quickly heated by the own body heat, thus maintaining a constant temperature for a long time.
Types
Wet suits can be found with different combinations of sleeves and legs, the most common with long arms and legs, but also with arms and legs are short (short dress) with long arms and short legs with his legs long and short arms.
An important feature in wetsuits like jet pilot wetsuits, matuse wetsuits, and xcel wetsuits is the thickness of the plates that comprise Neoprene or Geoprene, which is usually between 1 and 6 mm according to the suit. A difference of 1 mm in thickness of Neoprene and Geoprene can make a big difference in the water because more millimeters better protected from the cold, but eye will also be more cumbersome and difficult to move with it.
Xcel wetsuits are usually made by combining neoprene sheets of different thicknesses. For example, chest, back and legs you can use a 3 mm neoprene and shoulders and arms a 2 mm neoprene, so the suit will be more comfortable to paddle, and heat in areas of the body most needed.
Couture
An important fact to consider when selecting a neoprene seams or Geoprene which is the raw material of matuse wetsuits, since they depend on that the more or less water in the interior. The basic wetsuits are usually made with flat seams, that let enough water into the suit. The neoprene upper-middle range are manufactured with a system of gluing and blind stitching, ie, first hit the edges of the sheets of neoprene and then sewn on one side without seams come to cross the plate neoprene, thus avoiding the ingress of water through the seams. The high-end suits have seams well sealed with a special rubber which is achieved even more watertight. Continue Reading »
Melanie Costa broke the record of Spain today in the 
Da Rocha did 2:03.97 and 2:04.13 in the Dutch Sharon van Rouwendaal, silver medal in 2:05.08 and Ukraine’s Daryna Zevin, third. Malaga swimmer broke the record of Spain was held by Lydia Morant in 2:04.39 from November 2009.