Is Swimming Eating Its PANTS?

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Former Member — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:49:40 GMT

They might have a "where to buy" link on their site, but I don't remember. If you have questions, give them a call. I wasn't sure about sizing (never having worn a maternity racing suit :p), so I called. She was very friendly & helpful with the sizing - my suit was a great fit. I got it at about 4 or 5 mo and wore it right up to the end. :bow: to whoever invented lycra.

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Former Member — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:32:19 GMT

Alison, I love my EQ suits too! I discovered them when I was looking for a maternity racing style suit. Speedo had one, but it was only available in the UK. :confused: Then someone told me about EQ. :applaud: It looks just like a Speedo SuperPro Back and was SO comfy . . . and yes, it stayed put. I liked it so much I ordered a regular suit after Mini-me arrived. :) They have polyester too, but I haven't tried one. My only complaint is the waiting. I tend to be impulsive, so if I want a new suit NOW, ordering doesn't work for me.

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Former Member — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:04:19 GMT

That is very kind of you Swimstud - at 48 to be consider any type of distraction is a round a bout compliment....I think. Don't you sell yourself short! ;)

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Former Member — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:00:03 GMT

That is very kind of you Swimstud - at 48 to be consider any type of distraction is a round a bout compliment....I think.

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Former Member — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 08:31:49 GMT

and Gentleman That He Is, He Has Never Mentioned It. Of course not he'd hate to have you run off to change in embarrassment. He spared your feelings ;) Nobody will believe me but if I "knew" you as a team mate or someone I said hi to at the pool I would tell you. I hate distractions at training.

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Former Member — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 08:28:19 GMT

I Agree With The Endurance Suits Lasting Forever - I Got Tried Of One Of Mine Long Before It Gave Out. The Recommendation To Try It On Is Best - I Always Want To Buy The Cute Pretty Designed Thin Straps Ones Til I Try A Few Strokes Of Back Stroke In The Dressing Room, And See The "fallout" First Hand...thick Straps Seem To Quate To More Coverage, Just Wish There Were More Prints To Choose From. I Also Swtiched To Polyester After An Incident With A Lyric Suit In Which One Of My Male Team Mates Made It Clear With His Non Verbals That The Material In The Front Of My Suit Had Worn Out...his Eyes Drifted Down And Then Whipped Back Up And Never Left My Face The Rest Of The Practice - I Was Mortified When I Got In The Locker Room....and Gentleman That He Is, He Has Never Mentioned It.

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Former Member — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 08:25:14 GMT

I will probably NOT, however, yell out across the pool to the older ladies in my classes that their suit is completely ripped in the butt! Aw Carrie, where's your sense of adventure? :laugh2: I am usually going to or from Mini-me's lesson when I see the woman at our pool. I'll see if I can get her attention, but I can't wait around for her to get out. We use the family locker room so I won't see her there either.

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Former Member — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 08:04:24 GMT

Killjoy!!! lol

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Former Member — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 07:39:12 GMT

Polyester rocks! It took me a while to convert, but it is the only way to go for a workout suit. The only problem I have with them is they last TOO long! I am addicted to buying new suits--like different colors, patterns, whatever. The poly suits don't wear out, so I can't buy new ones as often! (Well, I can, but I have to hide them in a drawer so my hubby doesn't see them all at once:laugh2: .) To those complaining of "coverage" issues... Some of the recent, but older Speedo designs had a back design on the female suit that caused some creepage issues. The "suit wedgie" is quite uncomforable, but a solution was discovered by some of the age-groupers I swim with. One day I was complaining about being indecent in the pool and one of the girls took out a pair of scissors and cut the back of the suit out! It was a little scary at the time, but it solved the wedgie problem:applaud: ! It only works on the suits with the thin straps & the old fly-back design. The straps do not criss-cross in the back. They are attached about 1.5 inches apart to another band of trim. There is patterned material below this leading to the oval back opeining. WARNING--Only cut in areas sealed by trim! Start at the side where the back meets the front & cut along the trim line BELOW the strap attachment to the other side. You will end up with a piece of material that looks a bit like this } . The strap & back attachment become just the narrow piece of trim that makes up the shoulder strap. Since there is very little material on the back (think the new Flip-turns design suits), it opens up the top a little & eliminates the wedgie pull. It also makes a toned back look awesome!

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Former Member — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 06:54:02 GMT

I've had that issue. The solution is polyester, I have 3 of them now. A Speedo Endurance and 2 Dolfin Polyester suits. They last so much longer. I love my endurance jammers...they've faded up the seam but that's it. I got some lycra race ones too...not worn them yet.

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Former Member — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 06:01:52 GMT

I've had that issue. The solution is polyester, I have 3 of them now. A Speedo Endurance and 2 Dolfin Polyester suits. They last so much longer.

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aztimm — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 05:46:04 GMT

I swim outside year-round and I wear a Keifer mesh nylon drag suit with an Arena nylon suit under it. The drag suits last 2-3 years, I replaced one last year and I could feel the added drag after I did. I could wear the drag suit longer, but the stitching starts falling apart then. Unfortunately, Arena doesn't make the same nylon suit anymore, I don't know when I bought it, back in 2002 or so. I do have some Endurance suits, but they aren't quite as good as nylon. Since I'm wearing them under the drag suit, I'll sometimes wear a worn lycra suit anyway since no one can see it.

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aquaFeisty — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 04:35:39 GMT

Can you try the EQ suits on anywhere? Or do you just have to order from the website and hope for the best?

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swimshark — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 03:41:53 GMT

I have been wearing a lycra EQ suit for over 8 months at least once a week now and it still looks good. It's faded but not in bad shape at all. I love the EQ suits. I buy the grab bag and enjoy the funky styles. http://www.eqswimwear.com/ Alison

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aquaFeisty — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 03:11:10 GMT

Thanks for the ideas, InnerFish and Nancy. Seriously framing it as, "Watch your suits, the chlorine levels at this pool can be vicious to lycra," is a great idea... especially since it is very true at our pool!! I will probably NOT, however, yell out across the pool to the older ladies in my classes that their suit is completely ripped in the butt!

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Former Member — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:55:49 GMT

Remember my original post? Well 3 months have passed and my pants morphed from pitch black to white now. Don't believe me? take a look at the before and after shots: Before - www.youtube.com/watch After - www.youtube.com/watch

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Former Member — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:55:37 GMT

As for telling someone their suit is getting ... um ... transparent... maybe the best thing is simply to tell them. Stop me if you've heard these before... Once as I was walking on the pool deck to the showers a high school boy saw me and his eyes bugged out staring at my chest and his jaw banged against his sternum. Probably scorched his retinas. I got the message ... We had one Masters swimmer doing backstroke in her daughter's faded out yellow suit. The funniest thing was when she saw me on the deck and started waving "hi" while exposing herself. A male age group coach's remark was "Yeah, we all noticed that right away but I'm not sayin' nuthing." A female coach nicely clued her in. Another time a male Masters guy got out during practice to use the bathroom and his suit completely tore down the back seam. He didn't notice in the lockerroom. One of the women in my group discretely told him when he came back on deck, "HEY !! RANDY !! Your suit's completely ripped out in the butt". Great fun for all.

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Former Member — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:24:18 GMT

I have a Speedo Lycra suit that completely faded out in two swims. I am training in a Nylon Speedo suit that isn't fading but it stretches out during the workout and bunches up. I have the Speedo endurance for racing (Tris) and haven't had any "movement" problems during swim/bike/run. I use it for sprints when a pad isn't needed for the bike. I think the Endurance is very comfortable.

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waves101 — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:43:40 GMT

I use the Endurance under the Poly Drag suit. It's my first Endurance suit but has lasted a year already and shows no signs of deterioration. The Poly suit lasts me 4-5 years and its always the stitching that goes but even then I don't worry about it much as I have the Endurance underneath and the drag suit is a drag suit. Ultimately, the elastic around the top crumbles and then its time for a new one. I tried the Endurance without the drag suit but found it traps air and then you have a bubble moving around when you swim. That was a bit unnerving.

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FindingMyInnerFish — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 07:21:09 GMT

As for telling someone their suit is getting ... um ... transparent... maybe the best thing is simply to tell them. A woman took me aside once in the locker room much earlier in my swimming days and told me that my suit was essentially see-through. (It was a white suit... and I got a good deal on it... hah! what did I know back then!) Very embarrassing, but thanks to her, I got a new suit before I swam again. Even though the woman seemed maybe a little too proud of herself for announcing to me that my suit was transparent, I figure she did me a favor no matter. AquaFeisty--Maybe something general to your class, to the effect that chlorine really eats suits and so it's wise to check your suit periodically, especially if you've had it for a while, to make sure it's not become too transparent. Without actually saying to any individual that their suit is ... blowing their cover. Just a thought.

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FindingMyInnerFish — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 07:09:42 GMT

I don't see where this...shifting thing is a problem. Yeah, yeah... my point exactly. ;)

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aquaFeisty — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 06:57:38 GMT

The polyester suits are so nice for longevity, but yeah, the fit is tough. They're just not forgiving (for putting on) and then compressing (once on) like a lycra suit would be. All the brands seem to fit a little differently and your lycra suit size will not necessarily be the same size for the polyester. Best advice is make sure you try on polyester suits!! I've been a subscriber to the 'two old suits equals one new suit' philosophy. But I draw the line when the lycra suit disintegrates and leaves those lycra pills all over your body. Ewwwww. And yeah, Wren, I haven't yet figured out the polite way to let someone know their suit is shot. I teach water aerobics (yes, with noodles even!!) and the dead-suit effect is quite common. Especially the no-butt look (I compulsively check the opacity of my suits because of this.) Would welcome any ideas from the forum...

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Former Member — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 15:51:20 GMT

Yikes! Should I consider myself forewarned here? My new suit is a little higher cut than I'm used to wearing, but not overly so. However, if there's ... um ... shifting... that could be a problem. Should I be hoping that everyone at the pool is a little nearsighted, caffeine deprived or otherwise perceptually hindered? ;) Uh, the shifting was above the waistline. It's made me work on breathing bilaterally to even out the twisting. I don't see where this...shifting thing is a problem. Very funny, Mr. Cruise, very funny.

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Former Member — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 15:39:30 GMT

I don't see where this...shifting thing is a problem.

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Former Member — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 15:23:59 GMT

Polyester suits are AMAZING! I got one a little over a year ago - one of the slightly cheaper brands. I've worn it 3-5x/wk since then. It was perfectly fine until about a month ago when they messed up the chemicals at the pool. The next time I put it on, the lining ripped, but since it's black, I've still been able to wear it. I ordered a new one a few days ago, and I'm waiting impatiently for its arrival.