Hi all. We are looking into buying some parkas for the cold deck area that we encounter in the midwest winter season meets.
What are some makes that we should look into?
We would like to put our team logo on the back & maybe the swimmer's name on the front.
TruWest is one brand. I know that's who we ordered from back when I was in college and they're still around today so they must be doing something right!
Hi all. We are looking into buying some parkas for the cold deck area that we encounter in the midwest winter season meets.
What are some makes that we should look into?
We would like to put our team logo on the back & maybe the swimmer's name on the front.
I love my Tyr swim parka I purchased from Don at All American Swim Supply. I ordered the first one they made with the USMS logo on the back and it looks great! :applaud:
To second Kirk's recommendation, TruWest does make awesome swim parkas that you can customize any way you want.
I had one made a few months back that perfectly matches my team's colors and boy, is it warm. Believe it or not, it does get chilly on deck during the winter here in Arizona. :agree:
It only cost me $93.00 (before shipping), which isn't much more than the uncustomized basic TYR or Speedo parka.
Agree on Truwest. I got mine with the pile instead of the fleece and with the water proof exterior. It's really warm, stays warm when wet and I can sit on a wet bench and not get wet - Perfect!
--mj
TruWest was my college parka too!
I've only had three in my life.
my CUBU in 1991-1993 very thin, nice but not super warm. my mom uses it now.
MY college NU - 1994-2009 (I wasn't in college that long, but it took me that long to get a new one) nice and warm, but could be used in the summer too.
my current one speedo, very thin but does what it's suppose to
