[salibandy]

Cold water does help the dive reflex. If you wear a suit, it should be fine as long as your face is exposed to the cold water. It won't help if you got too cold as a result of no suit and started shivering, would it?

Hot tub static. Hmmm. Not smart if you ask me. Haha.

Yes CO2 table is when you decrease the recovery time. Your static seems to be improving by leaps and bounds, keep up the good work!

Dramatic increase in static time with a suit? Don't know about that one. I myself got a suit because I got too cold in the pool. With my Elios top on, I keep myself from shivering. This helps me stay relaxed, more so because it also floats me.