blueseventy Alliance Swimrun Wetsuit Review

<p>Welcome to the first ever <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/gear-reviews">Low Tide Boyz swimrun gear review</a>! This week we are reviewing the <a href="https://www.blueseventy.com/collections/swimrun">blueseventy Alliance Swimrun Wetsuit</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.blueseventy.com/">blueseventy</a> was cool enough to send us a couple of suits to put through the paces and they gave us their blessing to do an unbiased review based on our experience and, admittedly mediocre, athletic abilities. Check out the suit at <a href="https://www.blueseventy.com/">blueseventy.com</a> and remember to use the discount code SWIMRUN for 20% off anything in the store.</p><p><strong>The Suit</strong></p><p>Overall, the blueseventy Alliance swimrun wetsuit is a great suit. With a bunch of key swimrun features such as two internal pockets, front zipper, built-in tether loops, large back pocket and rubberized neoprene for durability, this suit is definitely versatile and durable. It comes with fully taped long sleeves that athletes can cut to their desired length. (We didn’t cut the suits for reasons we’ll explain later.) </p><p>The blueseventy Alliance is available in men’s and women’s specific styles and retails for $270. This price point already makes this a very economical suit that is built to last. It comes in one colorway, black with orange elements. We weren’t huge fans of the orange but it is great for visibility in open water so we can’t knock it that much for that. </p><p><strong>The Test</strong></p><p>We tested the suits while doing our swimrun trainings leading up to <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/podcast/lw-tide-byz-till-catalina-race-report">Ötillö Catalina</a> in the Bay Area. The water temps were pretty chilly and in all, we spent about 3-4 hours in the suits putting it through the paces of swimming, running and transitions.</p><p><strong>The Swim Review </strong></p><p>The suit was great in the water. Given how cold the conditions were when we were testing the suits, we definitely appreciated the thicker ne