where do you buy your swimsuits?

to date i've used kiefer.com. i really like the Kiefer brand products... excellent quality and VERY good prices. i mostly buy suits and goggles there. their closeout deals can be great. i recently discovered that the Lane 4 Swim Shop headquarters is just around the corner here. i stopped by and got to meet the owner, who is a very nice fella. a number of my swim buddies get their suits there as they routinely have great sale/closeout prices. their web is lane4swim.com i'm completely spoiled because for nearly seven years now I have been able to regularly swim mid-mornings year round in an outdoor pool. in order to get some color on my cheeks i started using a "tan-thru suit" for practice. as for the tan-thru function they work OK (the fabric is = to about SPF 15-30), but what was the pleasant surprise is that they are pretty tough and they dry REALLY fast, which is pretty handy for those early am practices where a wet suit has to be in my car all day. (they will dry on your body really fast too.) i have always gotten the "Solar" brand suits. they changed it all around since my last purchase, but i believe this is their web: solartanthrusuits.com. the fabric is not real stretchy, but if you are on the cusp size-wise i've found it is better to go smaller as they will stretch a bit and then stop. i take good care of them (don't sit on the deck, rinse them well etc.) and they will last at least a year or more (i'm sure i had one for over 2 summers, and i swim about every other day). the closeout deals are not fantastic, but considering how well they last i figure i'm ahead $ wise. if you google (or similar variations) you will get some other brands. (like "COOLTAN tan-through swimsuits and sportswear".)

to date i've used kiefer.com. i really like the Kiefer brand products... excellent quality and VERY good prices. i mostly buy suits and goggles there. their closeout deals can be great. i recently discovered that the Lane 4 Swim Shop headquarters is just around the corner here. i stopped by and got to meet the owner, who is a very nice fella. a number of my swim buddies get their suits there as they routinely have great sale/closeout prices. their web is lane4swim.com i'm completely spoiled because for nearly seven years now I have been able to regularly swim mid-mornings year round in an outdoor pool. in order to get some color on my cheeks i started using a "tan-thru suit" for practice. as for the tan-thru function they work OK (the fabric is = to about SPF 15-30), but what was the pleasant surprise is that they are pretty tough and they dry REALLY fast, which is pretty handy for those early am practices where a wet suit has to be in my car all day. (they will dry on your body really fast too.) i have always gotten the "Solar" brand suits. they changed it all around since my last purchase, but i believe this is their web: solartanthrusuits.com. the fabric is not real stretchy, but if you are on the cusp size-wise i've found it is better to go smaller as they will stretch a bit and then stop. i take good care of them (don't sit on the deck, rinse them well etc.) and they will last at least a year or more (i'm sure i had one for over 2 summers, and i swim about every other day). the closeout deals are not fantastic, but considering how well they last i figure i'm ahead $ wise. if you google (or similar variations) you will get some other brands. (like "COOLTAN tan-through swimsuits and sportswear".)