Don't Hold Back on your activities. The mantra of DHB sports, which produce quality sportswear for Cycling, Swimming and Triathlons. Aimed at serious sportsmen and women but is available to anyone who wants to wear well-made, long-lasting, performance-boosting garments.
I am a keen open-water swimmer, swimming all year in the sea near my house. Until recently, I was going in the water in shorts and a neoprene top, and that was it. Hardcore or mad, probably the latter, I enjoyed my swims, but they were restricted to about five minutes before I became too cold. When I started looking into the kit for cold-water swimming, it quickly became apparent that DHB was the brand to look at, particularly the Hydron Thermal wetsuit.
I canvassed members of open-water swimming groups, and the DHB Hydron Thermal wetsuit kept on being recommended. It is smoothskin neoprene with HDS coating to glide through the water. It is 100% neoprene on the outside with a 4mm thickness at the chest and back to keep your core warm. The Hydron Thermal Wetsuit keeps you warm and aids your buoyancy in the water, which helps with swimming and is a safety factor if you should get into problems. Lie on your back, and the wetsuit keeps you afloat.