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!

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!