"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 ...

View post: Southwest Airlines Testing Another Unpopular Change: ‘Insult to the Passengers’ Today’s wetsuits are not only cool-looking, but they’re also very warm and fun to wear. Here are two top-ten ...

Anna Turns at North Sands, near Salcombe in Devon. Wetsuit firms are seeking natural alternatives to neoprene. Photograph: Jonny Weeks/The Guardian Neoprene is made from toxic chemicals, hard to ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Few things ruin a beach day faster than getting too cold.

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, ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Winter may be coming but that's no reason to wave goodbye to ...

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 ...

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 ...

The invention of the wetsuit in the 1950s allowed surfers to brave chilly water year-round, but it came with an environmental cost – the neoprene material used is a petroleum-based substance that ...