Swim Suits for big chested!

[mountainpuddles]

Hi Gals! I am looking for a swim suit that will keep the girls in place. My goal is to do a tri in the next few months. Thanks for helping!!! Maximum Support

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[Tri Girl]

Hey- I am a big C cup and I can swim comfortably in a Zoot swimsuit. It zips up the front and the neckline is quite high. I don't wear it for tris (I wear a tri top and shorts), but for swimming it does a good job of keeping the girls in place. I also have a nice TYR that is supportive enough (but neither of them would be good for running in- there would have to be a bra underneath to handle that action).
Good luck!

Oh, and be sure to stop by the triathlon board sometime (it's a little further down on the main page). :)

[rapid cycler]

I don't do tris, so no promises there, but I am rather pendulous. Lands End offers a decent variety of suits for all body types. They even have mastectomy suits, and for that alone I think they're worthy of our bucks.

[trekin']

Try http://www.h2owear.com. I bought a suit there a few years ago and loved it. Excellent quality.

[Lise]

Hi, I'm a 36D, and have done 8 triathlons, 4 sprint, 4 international distance. When I first started, I was baffled about what to do with my generous chest. I didn't know about these forums, but I found TE, and wrote to Susan Otcenas. She found a post in the triathlon section about this very issue, and forwarded it to me! I still do what they suggested:

I wear a SRS bra. I has no snaps, no hardware. It is very tight, so getting it on and off is a battle. But once it's on, my chest stays put. If it's a pool swim, I wear the bra and a Sugoi tri suit. If it's a lake swim, I wear the bra, tri shorts (with a thin chamois for biking, and you can run in them), and a short legged, sleeveless wet suit. In transition, I take off the wet suit, pull on a biking/running top, and off I go.

For swim training, I wear a Speedo suit I got a few years ago that has soft cups. It works fine for swimming, but I sure wouldn't ride or run in it! :eek:

If you haven't already discovered it, scroll on down and find the triathlon board! And welcome to the fun, wild, wooly world of tri-ing! :D