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Methods<\/jats:bold>:<\/jats:italic> Three elite female OW swimmers (OW1\u2009=\u200924\u00a0y, 1.64\u00a0m, 60\u00a0kg; OW2\u2009=\u200923\u00a0y, 1.69\u00a0m, 65\u00a0kg; OW3\u2009=\u200927\u00a0y, 1.63\u00a0m, 64.5\u00a0kg) were tested 1 week prior to a FINA\/CNSG (China National Sports Group) Marathon Swim World Series event and 40 days before the 18th FINA World Championships 2019. Each OW swimmer completed 2 identical testing sessions, one with a swimsuit and other with a wetsuit, involving shoulder flexion power output assessed from medicine-ball throw, maximal performance and drag coefficient assessment, and an incremental intermittent swim test at 4 different relative intensities. Results<\/jats:bold>:<\/jats:italic> Estimated peak oxygen uptake was 4.4\u00a0L\u00b7min\u22121<\/jats:sup> for OW1, 5.6\u00a0L\u00b7min\u22121<\/jats:sup> for OW2, and 5.0\u00a0L\u00b7min\u22121<\/jats:sup> for OW3. Despite a distinct behavior observed on index of coordination for OW3, a null index of synchronization, increased stroke rate (mean difference\u2009=\u20092%\u20138%), reduced drag factor (minimum\u2009=\u2009\u221214%; maximum\u2009=\u2009\u221230%), lower energy cost (mean difference\u2009=\u2009\u22122% to \u22126%), and faster performance (mean difference\u2009=\u20092% to 3%) were observed with the wetsuit compared with swimsuit for all elite OW swimmers. Conclusion<\/jats:bold>:<\/jats:italic> The wetsuit enhances submaximal swimming performance, and this increase is dependent on the OW swimmer\u2019s characteristics. 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