Question about speedo flipturns suits for swimming laps.
I swim about a mile each workout, about 3-4 times a week (work full time + law school at night, so time is very limited). I bought a couple of pairs of the new Speedo Flipturns briefs because they were on sale and thought the wacky designs would be ridiculous enough to be fun. Anyways, I've already gone through two suits, in little more than about 4 months. It seems like the back of the suit gets saggy after 2 months.
Has anyone else had this experience? Could the fact that I sit in a hot tub for a few minutes after a swim be causing the fabric to lose its shape?
I mainly ask because I've seen posts where suits last much longer. In fact, I've had regular solid briefs last a lot longer than 2 months, swimming laps 3-4 times a week.
Any insight will be helpful. Thanks.
I wear flipturns regularly and four or five months is all I get until they lose elasticity. I still wear them as a drag suit over a poly brief. Speedo's model name is Endurance. I've had an endurance brief for well over a year and it's still holding up.
Yes, I had one and it stretched out faster than any suit I've ever owned!
I like Dolfin "Uglies"; they are CHEAP, UGLY IN A CUTE WAY, and they seem to NEVER WEAR OUT! :applaud:
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Yes, hot tubs can shorten the lifespan of a lycra suit even more than the pool does.
I bought two flipturn suits last year and they each lasted about six months. They are cute and fun but know they are a short-term suit. It's the price you pay to look good and have something unique!
I also got a Flipturns suit last year...was pretty cheap on Amazon, around $12 I think. Initially I really liked it, as it had both a brief and drag suit in one. Normally I wear a regular brief with a mesh drag suit over it.
But after ~2 months, I had the same thing happen. Especially the outer drag portion really got stretched out, and the inner brief somewhat so. We don't have a hot tub at our pool, so that can't be to blame.
Lesson learned--you get what you pay for.
It's lycra, there's only so much you can get out of lycra. The spinner probably doesn't help at all. You'll never have any issues if you buy Endurance +. FYI - Endurance + seem to run about a size big now.
I will share Bobinators opinion on Uglies. I alternate between my getting transparent Flipturns with an Endurance + brief and an Uglies drag suit. I've had the Uglies for nearly a year and it is still holding up remarkably well. It still has not stretched much.
