I’m a one piece swim suit type of gal. Heck I’m in my fifties – my life’s goals, attitudes, philosophies, morals and values are not determined by the choice of swim suit I wear. I wear the one that will give me the most momentum and fluid motion while in the water…..
My two piece black swim suit when I was 17 was acceptable, but not now……My mother, who never worked out a day in her life, save the short spurts of bike riding to the local mall, thought it was perfectly ok to wear a two piece bikini whilst on vacation with us in Wasaga Beach. She was in her early 60’s back then…..She was a character.
I’m reminded of a vacation to Jamaica in the early 1980’s, with 5 friends in tow. We happened to be staying at a resort that was next to a “swim suit option” section of the beach. Well, you can just imagine my disgust when I observed two VERY ELDERLY swimmers emerging from the ocean – BUTT NAKED…. Yikes….Lettin it all hang out and hang down.
So, back in 2009 I had just a regular type of suit, you know the ones – polyester, $20 from the local store, lots of extra “frills”. Well after a few weeks of swimming in chlorine 3x a week, my suit was dragging me down and the material stretched out. I felt as if I was swimming against a major undertow – lots of drag….I bought another one and again within a few months, the same thing. What a waste of money – there has got to be a better brand of suit for those of us in the water all the time.
In 2010 – I discovered the TYR brand of swim suit- Yippee!!! – good support for the “girls”, tight to the body, material that is chlorine resistant and made from a material that won’t stretch out and cause me to “hang out”!. I discovered a local store and bought my first suit – dark blue with pink piping. What a difference that suit style made to my technique, speed and endurance. The suit just had to be rinsed in cold water and hung upside down to dry. True to the brand, it never stretched, nor faded in colour.
She has just been retired from active swim duty – I bought a new one in early August – same brand, bright patterned green blocks!! Look out – here I come! Much more suited to my extroverted personality. This suit was bought from “Splashables” – a local business in my area. The staff are very pleasant, knowledgeable, courteous and take the time to help their customers find exactly the style they need.
I too don’t wear swimming goggles, nor wear a cap on my head. My hair is short enough – you can’t be a serious swimmer and be concerned about getting your hair out. I do however, wear ear plugs – they are a must. A swimmer’s ear infection is 10 x worse than just your run of the mill ear infection. I’ve had two swimmer’s ear infections and having to get those drops in your ear drum is a pain in the ******.
That’s all for today. Join me again will you? Thank you for reading and for letting me share. Joye
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