Swimsuit recycling?

RE: Swimsuit recycling?

Former Member — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 11:38:28 GMT

How many suits do you actually use and have. I have 2 that I wear all of the time. I always have 2 brand new in reserve and about 20 in storage, (some in tatters with memories) of which could be used a few more times. I have a friend who has 21 he wears a different color and design every time he swims over 3 weeks. He gives them away to Mexican kids when he gets to Mexico and starts all over again.

RE: Swimsuit recycling?

Former Member — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 11:17:47 GMT

I'll confirm both on the new suit time drops. I can get 10 seconds per 100m LC. It's nice not snagging handpaddles on the billowing mess, either.

RE: Swimsuit recycling?

Former Member — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 16:19:17 GMT

in time when I "start" a new suit. Late last year I was wearing a suit that I had been wearing for a good 9 months. While the inner lining appeared to be OK and still fit, the outer shell was a bit loose. I put on a new suit, same size, same cut (different color?) and my times dropped immediately. Maybe it was the compression factor or the fact that I wasn't dragging part of the pool along with me?

RE: Swimsuit recycling?

Former Member — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 17:52:59 GMT

Originally posted by FindingMyInnerFish Used to do some sailing, George, but not lately... tho maybe if I get into trouble during an open water swim, I could wave one... but aquageek, I like your idea, in that it has some profit potential! :) Are you calling Peter - George???

RE: Swimsuit recycling?

Former Member — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 17:46:35 GMT

Geek, you are in rare form today. I like your sense of humor!

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Former Member — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 15:42:04 GMT

Frequently, by the time I give up a suit, there isn't enough there to even worry about. Soem of the older women who do aqua dance /exercise classes use the same suit for years. One lady has practically no suit on yesterday, it was very thin and faded. I've often thought about telling them then I wonder how they woudl feel about this information coming from a man.

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aquageek — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 10:53:13 GMT

Originally posted by craiglll@yahoo.com Soem of the older women who do aqua dance /exercise classes use the same suit for years. That's because floating on a noodle does not tend to put a lot of stress on the fabric.

RE: Swimsuit recycling?

FindingMyInnerFish — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 09:48:45 GMT

Originally posted by geochuck Are you calling Peter - George??? oops, sorry! a little caffeine deprived this a.m. and was only seeing the maple leaf--and you guys both have the maple leaf icons! Note to self: check username. Back to "swimsuit issue" (and not the Sports Illustrated variety, altho past swimsuits of mine probably got immodest enough to qualify for the SI swimsuit issue...but I digress...).... This was quite a few years back in my "pre-masters' workout/just swimming laps when I had running injuries" days. I was doing a perfectly fine little lap swim at my local h.s. pool. Upon finishing and returning to the locker room, I was taken aside by a woman finishing around the same time. "I can see right through that suit, as if you have nothing on," she told me. I COULD not go swimming again until I'd bought another suit! Also realized that white suits, even those with cool looking stripes on one side, were a bad idea. (Might be why the suit was marked down in the first place....) I learned after that to be watchful... although still sometimes stretched a suit's life a little too long... fortunately, I also discovered that it was perfectly okay to wear two suits and that in fact Real Swimmers often did so. Today I wore my new suit to practice and my times were mysteriously much faster than they had been... could it be the new suit? If so, I'll get a dozen of the same kind! ;) Or maybe just the fact that in the past several days, I was doubling up and today felt deliciously light in my single suit! Or that I was sharing the beginners' lane w/ three others--newcomers, but all faster... usually I'm alone or with only one other swimmer.

RE: Swimsuit recycling?

FindingMyInnerFish — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 07:26:06 GMT

Used to do some sailing, George, but not lately... tho maybe if I get into trouble during an open water swim, I could wave one... but aquageek, I like your idea, in that it has some profit potential! :)

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Former Member — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 06:23:10 GMT

If you're into sailing, you could use them to signal extreme distress...

RE: Swimsuit recycling?

aquageek — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 05:23:12 GMT

You could probably sell them as bandages, slings and tourniquets to all those people posting on the injury blog thread.