From my experience and what I've heard, generally polyester swimsuits seem to last much longer than nylon ones. I had one 100% polyester which has lasted for some 10 months with almost daily swimming and is still in perfect shape. However nylon+spandex, though shorter lived, feels much more comfortable, more stretchy and easy to swim with (I think most competitive/racing suit are nylon blend, not polyester). So it seems each has its own advantage.
Also interested but not in poll questions: is your suit chlorine resistant or has sun/UV protection? Thanks :)
What I meant was, in those 9 months, for only about 3 months you used one particular suit :D. This reminds of something I heard about shoes, that if you alternate two pairs of shoes, they would last longer than if you wear one every day until it's worn out, then wear the other. So if you wear one pair every day, and it gets worn out in 5 months, then the other pair every day for another 5 months when it's worn out, you get a total of 10 months; it's said that you could get more than 10 months if you alternate the two pairs (like you rotate among 3 suits). I wonder if that's true, and why.
I've heard that too as it related to running shoes and I always wondered why that would be true. It just didn't make sense. Then someone told me that shoes used every day (for running anyway) don't fully dry within 24 hours and running in shoes when they're wet weakens the fibers in the upper or something AND it takes the cushy stuff in the soles more than 24 hours to recover from the compression that occurs during a run. So a cushion recovery/drying out day makes the shoes last longer.
Though it's possible that the guy was just trying to sell me another pair of shoes....
What I meant was, in those 9 months, for only about 3 months you used one particular suit :D. This reminds of something I heard about shoes, that if you alternate two pairs of shoes, they would last longer than if you wear one every day until it's worn out, then wear the other. So if you wear one pair every day, and it gets worn out in 5 months, then the other pair every day for another 5 months when it's worn out, you get a total of 10 months; it's said that you could get more than 10 months if you alternate the two pairs (like you rotate among 3 suits). I wonder if that's true, and why.
I've heard that too as it related to running shoes and I always wondered why that would be true. It just didn't make sense. Then someone told me that shoes used every day (for running anyway) don't fully dry within 24 hours and running in shoes when they're wet weakens the fibers in the upper or something AND it takes the cushy stuff in the soles more than 24 hours to recover from the compression that occurs during a run. So a cushion recovery/drying out day makes the shoes last longer.
Though it's possible that the guy was just trying to sell me another pair of shoes....
