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Physiological (deep body temperature, skin temperature and heart rate) and perceptual (thermal sensation and thermal comfort) variables were measured.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>At 15\u2009min post-immersion, deep body temperature was higher in the dryrobe condition (mean: 37.09 (SD: 0.49)\u00b0C) compared with the foil blanket (36.98 (0.64)\u00b0C) and towel (36.99 (0.49)\u00b0C) (p&lt;0.001). On average across the 15\u2009min post-immersion period, the dryrobe increased skin temperature to the greatest degree (18.9 (1.0)\u00b0C, +2.4\u00b0C), compared with the foil blanket (18.1 (1.2)\u00b0C, +1.8\u00b0C, p=0.034) and the towel (16.6 (1.2)\u00b0C, +1.3\u00b0C, p&lt;0.001). Average heart rate across the 15\u2009min post-immersion period was lower when wearing the dryrobe (dryrobe: 74 (10) b.min<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>, foil blanket: 78 (6) b.min<jats:sup>\u20131<\/jats:sup> and towel: 82 (14) b.min<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup> (p=0.015). Thermal sensation and thermal comfort were higher at all post-immersion time points in the dryrobe compared with the foil blanket and towel.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>During the rewarming period following CWI, physiological and perceptual responses are improved when wearing clothing that combines an insulative layer with a vapour barrier, such as the dryrobe compared with a towel or foil blanket. 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