Arena's wetsuit buying guide

What is the best wetsuit for you?

With the help of a wetsuit, you can prolong open water swimming in the rapidly cooling Finnish waters. At the same time, the wetsuit warms and floats, helping to maintain a good swimming position, and thanks to the hydrodynamic properties, the water resistance increases, improving your glide.

Fit: The wetsuit must fit well and be snug while still allowing the hands freedom of movement. The fit must be particularly good, especially at the wrists, ankles and neck, so that too much water does not get inside the suit. Thanks to this, only a thin layer of water gets inside the suit, which the body warms and the heat stays inside.

Wetsuit models: In our selection, you can find two different Arena wetsuit models, one of which better meets the needs of a beginner open water swimmer and triathlete, and the other, correspondingly, serves particularly well also those who have been practicing the sport for a long time.

With this guide, you can get to know the wetsuit models better and choose the best suit for your needs. You can also always contact our store to inquire more about wetsuits.

THUNDER

Wetsuit for the beginner open water swimmer

The Arena Thunder wetsuit is the right choice for you if you haven't had time to gain much experience in swimming or open water swimming yet. You especially need buoyancy from a wetsuit, which guides your swimming position correctly and prevents your feet from sinking.

In particular, you are looking for the following features in your wetsuit:

Buoyancy to improve swimming position and body stability.

Technique improvement , to improve body position and swimming technique.

We recommend Arena's Thunder wetsuit . This wetsuit is made especially for the needs of beginner open water swimmers and triathletes. The most important thing for a beginner open water swimmer is buoyancy, which helps to improve swimming position and technique. Flexibility in the suits is also very important, but with the help of buoyancy that improves the swimming position, the beginner gets the most minutes out of his performance. However, as swimming technology develops, swimmers usually start to appreciate the freer movement of their hands as well. Because of this, Arena's Thunder suit also has reasonably good flexibility in the arms and shoulders with 2mm neoprene. This way, as swimming technology develops, you can still make use of your suit.

Costume details:

Thicker neoprene (4mm) in the middle body stabilizes your swimming position.
The thickened neoprene (3mm) of the legs and upper chest warms and helps maintain your swimming position by bringing your feet closer to the surface.
Thinner neoprene (2mm) on the arms and shoulders gives room for hand pulls and reduces the resistance of the suit during pulls.

All Arena Thunder wetsuits

THUNDER

STORM

Wetsuit for more experienced open water swimmers

The Arena Storm wetsuit is the right choice for you if your swimming technique is already at a reasonably good level and you need maximum flexibility in addition to buoyancy.

In particular, you are looking for the following features in your wetsuit:

Flexibility that guarantees the most natural-feeling hand stroke even in open water.

Maximum buoyancy for the feet , to prevent the feet from sinking and to guarantee a good swimming position.

We recommend Arena's Storm wetsuit for more experienced open water swimmers and triathletes. The suit combines maximum flexibility in the upper body with maximum buoyancy in the lower body. More experienced open water swimmers appreciate, in addition to buoyancy, the freer range of motion of the hands in strokes, which is made possible by the thinner neoprene. Arena's Storm wetsuit uses Airlock-laminated neoprene in the middle body, thighs and buttocks to guarantee a good swimming position and prevent the legs from sinking. Airlock laminate has air laminated between the neoprene with the help of mesh fabrics, which increases the buoyancy of the suit. In the area of the arms and shoulders, only 1.5 mm thick Yamamoto neoprene has been used to guarantee as free a range of motion as possible during hand pulls. The thin (2mm) double-laminated neoprene on the forearm also improves the feel of the water during the stroke and reduces the buoyancy of the arms.

Costume details:

Thin neoprene (1.5mm) on the arms and shoulders helps maintain good mobility and clean movement paths.
4mm neoprene combined with Airlock and Arena's Carbon Fiber compression technology helps maintain a good swimming position even when tired.
The thin and flexible neoprene (1.5mm) of the sleeve and leg openings makes it easier to put on and take off.

All Arena Storm wetsuits

STORM

FINA approved

Complies with the standards of all world famous federations: FINA, World Triathlon (ITU), Ironman, USAT and all other local federations that follow World Triathlon and FINA rules. So you can choose Arena's wetsuit for competitions under these associations as well.