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Post by ~summer~ on Sept 22, 2023 22:27:19 GMT
mom - ok more jealous now!! (I will actually be somewhere similar (though maybe not quite as nice….tomorrow!!))
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scrapngranny
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Post by scrapngranny on Sept 22, 2023 22:48:05 GMT
Never ever.
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Post by Zee on Sept 22, 2023 23:56:11 GMT
Yes if I'm actually swimming, no if I'm just beachcombing.
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Post by mom on Sept 23, 2023 0:09:09 GMT
mom - ok more jealous now!! (I will actually be somewhere similar (though maybe not quite as nice….tomorrow!!)) Have fun! I love the beach - it brings me so much peace!
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Post by AussieMeg on Sept 23, 2023 0:16:28 GMT
I spend my summers in the water, whether it's the pool or the beach or the river. I wear board shorts and a tankini top, usually with a rashie over the top for extra sun protection.
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Post by gizzy on Sept 23, 2023 1:15:22 GMT
I enjoy swimming, so yes, I wear a bathing suit.
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Post by freecharlie on Sept 23, 2023 1:27:03 GMT
Yes, but I love the water
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luckyjune
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Post by luckyjune on Sept 23, 2023 1:56:22 GMT
At the beaches here? No. The beaches on the Sound and many of the ocean beaches are not exactly built for swimming and sitting on a beach towel. It's more fleece and long pants, most of the year.
In Hawaii? Yes. Ocean and pool. I live in my swimsuits.
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seaexplore
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Post by seaexplore on Sept 23, 2023 14:17:57 GMT
If there is water, I’m in it. We live a few minutes from a lake.
Sports bra (gave up trying to find a bathing suit top that actually fits) and TYR Casey boy short bottoms. No sunscreen and when I’ve had enough sun I add a swim suit material long sleeve hang10 shirt.
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Post by birukitty on Sept 23, 2023 20:45:29 GMT
If I'm at the beach I'm in the water. I love swimming and ocean swimming is my favorite. Especially in the beautiful blue water of the Caribbean.
So yeah, I'm in a swimsuit. For the last several years my favorite suits come in bra sized tops-I'm a larger busted woman and this makes all of the difference to me. I buy them from titlenine.com or everythingbutwater.com
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seaexplore
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Post by seaexplore on Sept 23, 2023 22:00:49 GMT
If I'm at the beach I'm in the water. I love swimming and ocean swimming is my favorite. Especially in the beautiful blue water of the Caribbean.
So yeah, I'm in a swimsuit. For the last several years my favorite suits come in bra sized tops-I'm a larger busted woman and this makes all of the difference to me. I buy them from titlenine.com or everythingbutwater.com
I wish those places sold bra sized for me. I’m a 32H. Those are impossible to find. Instead I wear Natori Yogi Convertible sports bras as a swim top.
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Post by cmpeter on Sept 24, 2023 15:29:41 GMT
Depends on the beach. Northern California/Pacific NW...rarely as the water is generally too cold to swim in.
Southern California, Hawaii, Mexico...yes for sure. I love the water and to swim/play in the ocean.
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Post by Merge on Sept 24, 2023 16:44:32 GMT
It’s been glorious and will suck leaving! Bottom photo is from early this morning. This looks glorious. Where are you?
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Post by mom on Sept 24, 2023 16:48:46 GMT
It’s been glorious and will suck leaving! Bottom photo is from early this morning. This looks glorious. Where are you? This time we went to Hard Rock (the adult only side) in Playa de Carmen. While it wasn’t our favorite resort, it was overall pretty good, but I doubt we go back.
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Post by Gingergirl on Sept 24, 2023 18:20:48 GMT
I always get in the water at the beach. My bathing suit is a tankini top with short bottoms. Looks just like bike shorts, but it's a bathing suit. I get a tankini top because I can get it loose and it won't be clingy.
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Post by birukitty on Sept 24, 2023 20:09:42 GMT
If I'm at the beach I'm in the water. I love swimming and ocean swimming is my favorite. Especially in the beautiful blue water of the Caribbean.
So yeah, I'm in a swimsuit. For the last several years my favorite suits come in bra sized tops-I'm a larger busted woman and this makes all of the difference to me. I buy them from titlenine.com or everythingbutwater.com
I wish those places sold bra sized for me. I’m a 32H. Those are impossible to find. Instead I wear Natori Yogi Convertible sports bras as a swim top. I just checked everythingbutwater.com for you and they have some H cups but they are for 36 and 38 sizes. I can see how having a 32 band size with an H cup would be hard to find. I'm glad you are able to find something that works
for you. Maybe try contacting the company and requesting some suits with your size? Couldn't hurt to ask?
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seaexplore
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Post by seaexplore on Sept 24, 2023 22:01:06 GMT
I wish those places sold bra sized for me. I’m a 32H. Those are impossible to find. Instead I wear Natori Yogi Convertible sports bras as a swim top. I just checked everythingbutwater.com for you and they have some H cups but they are for 36 and 38 sizes. I can see how having a 32 band size with an H cup would be hard to find. I'm glad you are able to find something that works
for you. Maybe try contacting the company and requesting some suits with your size? Couldn't hurt to ask?
I haven't found anywhere that has suits worth paying for in that size sadly. Most are for people with implants so they don't need to support and their necks don't hurt. LOL. The sports bras work well and look like bathing suit tops.
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Post by angel97701 on Sept 25, 2023 1:36:19 GMT
When growing up as a child on Kodiak Island in Alaska my answer would have been NEVER! Water was way too cold. This summer we moved to a lake home in Northern MN. After about the 4th of July the water is warm enough to swim in and be super comfortable. If I was doing a water activity-- SUP boarding, playing on the boat with the tow behind tube, or trying out the E-foil click here for a demo of efoil, a swim suit is a must. And no I never actually stood up on the efoil, maybe next summer . I went out SUP just last Thursday on a super warm day and the water was 68, so didn't really want to spend too much time in the water. There was another day in mid August that I was so warm I purposely jumped off my board to cool off before paddling back home. Still have the board down by the water in case we have another super warm day before the docks come out. I know how to layer with synthetics, wear my ankle strap & PFD.
In past years when still in Oregon a group of women started a charity fun paddle on Halloween, called the witches paddle. It was on the Deschutes River through town, and well attended. Even had a few warlocks join us. TON O FUN! Last year I did wear my rubber boats as it was cooler and a couple of layers plus my witches cape and hat, large wire spider, blow up skeleton on my board. No swim suit involved here.
Back to MN, butt when we were out for just a boat ride, or to go across the lake to a restaurant (much faster across the lake than driving and more fun!), or to watch my DH race sail boats there were no swimsuits involved. Sometimes sweatshirts and hoods! Just depends on the mood of the weather on the lake for the day
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Post by melanell on Sept 26, 2023 11:10:12 GMT
I rarely go to beaches that are all that warm, so typically I just wear everyday clothing and just go to walk along the water & then leave.
It's been decades since I spent an entire afternoon on a beach and actually swam.
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