Preventing cold-weather shrinkage and turtling

Hey guys,

I just started back with the newbie routine after about a 10 month break. I’ve had noticeable improvements in my flaccid hang after a couple weeks. However, I’m taking a swim conditioning class this semester where I have to be in the pool 2x a week for about an hour each time. I’ve been getting really bad shrinkage and turtling from the combination of the cold water, tight swimsuit, and exercise. I’ve been considering getting something like a cock ring or silicone sleeve to try and prevent me from turtling, since I’ve read that may be bad for gains.

Does this seem like a good idea, or could there be potential consequences from preventing a natural reaction to the cold? Also, does anyone have any recommendations for what to get? I was considering a silicone cock ring since whatever I get needs to be reasonably low profile.