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The wetsuit has to be practiced

A new wetsuit on race morning is a shoulder injury waiting for a buoy. Put it on at least twice before the race, in open water if you can. Learn where it binds when you reach, and how you peel it to the waist in T1.

If the water will be legal for a wetsuit, practice the first 200 meters in it. Sighting and breathing feel different with neoprene on your neck. That difference should not be news at the start line.