Can you sink in a wetsuit?
Can you sink in a wetsuit? Drowning in a Wetsuit Although the wetsuit may appear to be waterproof, there is no such thing. The wetsuit's properties and principals actually make it more likely for a person to drown. It does offer some buoyancy, but it will not provide the same level of buoyancy as a flotation device or life raft.
Is it harder to swim without a wetsuit?
If you use a slow stroke rate without a wetsuit you will start to sink between strokes if you don't have great balance or buoyancy. With a wetsuit there is a lot more leniencies to swim with a slower stroke rate and keep better forward momentum.