I've been in the pool twice a week since January and my bathing just disintegrated today. I was in the pool and thinking "The fabric feels a bit weird" and I looked down and of course you could see right through it. I hate this when it happens, swim suits are so expensive and I try to be so careful, I wash it as soon as we get home.

Anyway my oldest is finally in lessons on his own at the same time that I am in the pool with my youngest so thankfully I will only be in the pool once a week. I've been looking for a new suit for ages but today I had to go out and buy a new one, I bought two but combined it cost me $150!!!! I tried finding something at a discount store and have been looking for weeks with no luck.

How do I keep these two new suits from falling apart? Any suggestions?

By Yjja123 on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 07:57 pm:

Are you not washing the chlorine out?
We swim constantly and we always wash our swimsuits. They last much longer that way.

By Bellajoe on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 09:02 pm:

Hmm, i hardly ever wash my suits, unless we've been to the beach and got a lot of sand on them.

Then again I live in Cleveland where you only get to swim maybe 2 months out of the year
I'd have to have mine a looong time before it falls apart.

Sorry i have no suggestions for you.

By Chai~latte on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 09:24 pm:

I wash my suit in the washing machine with soap in the delicate cycle as soon as we get home. It's the first thing I do after taking my jacket off. Maybe an extra rinse cycle will help.

By Reds9298 on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 10:57 pm:

That's how I also wash mine Chai~latte - gentle in the washing machine right away, then hang to dry. That's too bad because, yes, suits are SO EXPENSIVE!