I bought my drag suit from speedo.com three years ago. I am still wearing it and it is only now starting to show signs of wear as some threads start to come out of the seams. The color has not faded.
Other than that, I haven't had to buy a suit in the 21st century. Before worlds last year, I was doing fine with two Speedo lycra briefs I bought in 2000, and I use those for non-shave meets. I still wear them and they haven't faded. I did my shave meets in a Speedo Aquablade that I got from my Speedo sponsorship in 1997. The lining wore out and I got a new one from TYR last year (for free).
I don't really like the TYR suit, so I'm going to buy a Speedo Fastskin brief for my shave meet in three weeks.
Like the other Jeff said, I am a rare breed in that I wear briefs to my shave meets. But if the race does not involve breaststroke, I might throw on a jammer, just for fun.
In any case, those of you shelling out for four suits in these grab bags can probably get one of the new Speedo endurance suits for less. If you just rinse out the suit and dry it correctly (i.e. don't leave it in the car to rot in the sun) any suit should last you more than one year. I am not a penny-pincher; I just know how to make my clothes last (I have T-shirts from college that are now starting to fray after 15 years).
BTW, I am not being paid by Speedo to say all of this.
Hey there
I got my swimsuit from eqsswimwear last night. I love it. It fits perfectly and was a good price. I have a long body and it accomodated that.
Thanks Alison ( swimshark for the link)
Katie
You're welcome. I'm glad you like it. I'm about to order more with their buy 2 get 1 free sale. Can't beat 3 suits for $58!
Alison
You're welcome. I'm glad you like it. I'm about to order more with their buy 2 get 1 free sale. Can't beat 3 suits for $58!
Alison
Is their sizing pretty comparable to Speedo or TYR?
I thought that The Finals had gone out of business, but I guess I was wrong. Looks like they have some good prices on their sale suits:
http://www.thefinals.com/
Anna Lea
my team offers a discount at this sport shop in our area. i've looked at their website and the prices are reasonable. very proffesional
www.swimtowin.com
I'm a bargain hunter. I don't think I've ever paid full price for a suit. And, like Jeff C., I try to make my clothes last (I still have t-shirts from the year the Jayhawks won the Final Four - 1988).
I've found a lot of my bargain suits at Marshall's or TJ Maxx. Both of these are stores that carry "leftovers" and overstocks, so you never know what you'll find. A couple of months ago I found four Nike suits at TJ Maxx - three were $16.00 each; one (polyester, no less!) was $12.00.
It helps that I wear a small size (30). The bargains seem to be in either the very small or very large sizes.
Anna Lea
Hey there
I got my swimsuit from eqsswimwear last night. I love it. It fits perfectly and was a good price. I have a long body and it accomodated that.
Thanks Alison ( swimshark for the link)
Katie
Yup I am buying the sale as well , (2) two pieces 1 for each of my daughters and the one piece for me. I want the girls to have one two piece they can actually swim in and enjoy ( heading to the Dominican in Dec and we have a pool) with the next bathing suit for me that I order , I should have enough suits for well over a year. Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Thanks again.
Enjoy your new suits. It is like Christmas when you open up the parcel
Katie
Susan
Good for you. I love my new suit from eqsswimwear. Good thing I bought a size 40 ( okay I am 5 10 and big boned and a little over weight LOL LOL) because my3 week old size 42 speedo pretty well exposed my breasts to the swim club this morning when I dove in GEESH LOL.
So I am going to buy a 38 to have in store when my 40 is too small. GOSH I love writing that.
Let us know what you think when you get your suit.
Katie
