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Looking for special swimsuit

viviane...@hotmail.com
Hi,
I'm trying to find something between a bikini and a one–piece swimsuit,
but I don't know if such a thing exists.
Let's say it's something like a tankini, where your top (if you choose
to wear it) is snapped or clipped onto your pantie and sort of becomes
a one piece swimsuit which allows you, for instance, to dive off a
diving board without you having to hurry and put your top back over
your breasts while you're swimming out from underwater, as is usually
what happens with a bikini.
Anybody know of something like this?
Viviane
"cofarb" <do...@cofarb.com>


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Hi,
I'm trying to find something between a bikini and a one–piece swimsuit,
but I don't know if such a thing exists.
Let's say it's something like a tankini, where your top (if you choose
to wear it) is snapped or clipped onto your pantie and sort of becomes
a one piece swimsuit which allows you, for instance, to dive off a
diving board without you having to hurry and put your top back over
your breasts while you're swimming out from underwater, as is usually
what happens with a bikini.
Anybody know of something like this?
Viviane
If you dive (headfirst), how will attaching the top to the bottom prevent
the top from falling down? That would seem to prevent the *bottom* from
falling down. If the top fits properly/snugly, it should stay put when you
dive. Maybe your suits are too big? Or maybe they are more the
"lingerie–for–being–admired–in" type of suit than a real "I–actually–swim"
suit. I think some of the makers of sport/competition suits also make
tankinis; I would look for those. (Remember, too, that a structured bra
type top will trap air when you dive in. The shelf bra type will probably
lessen the bubble effect.)
hth,
cofarb
Madelaine <...@sei.cmu.edu>
viviane...@hotmail.com wrote:
Hi,
I'm trying to find something between a bikini and a one–piece swimsuit,
but I don't know if such a thing exists.
Let's say it's something like a tankini, where your top (if you choose
to wear it) is snapped or clipped onto your pantie and sort of becomes
a one piece swimsuit which allows you, for instance, to dive off a
diving board without you having to hurry and put your top back over
your breasts while you're swimming out from underwater, as is usually
what happens with a bikini.
Anybody know of something like this?
Viviane
Those are definitely around, but don't have a special name to my
knowledge. I would search on bathing suit and "cutout" on google or
froogle or wherever. A workout bikini might also work for your purpose.
Madelaine
"Pat in TX" <...@newnews.com>
How about one of those suits you see lifeguards wear? I can't imagine a
lifeguard fooling around with a top that would flip off when she dived in to
help somebody. That top is more substantial that the little string–tied
bikini tops one sees at the beach. Look in the catalogues for training
two–piece suits or something like that.
Pat in TX
"Viviane" <viviane...@hotmail.com>
Madelaine wrote:
A workout bikini might also work for your purpose.
Thanks for the tip. That's probably what I'll end up looking for, but
it would be nice if it could be somewhat esthetic too, not just
functional.
Viviane
John Rethorst <nob...@nowhere.net>
In article <1136873336.907374.234...@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
"Viviane" <viviane...@hotmail.com> wrote:
Madelaine wrote:
A workout bikini might also work for your purpose.
Thanks for the tip. That's probably what I'll end up looking for, but
it would be nice if it could be somewhat esthetic too, not just
functional.
You didn't ask me . . . but I think workout bikinis look fine.
––
John Rethorst
jrethorst at post dot com