Summer swim brings out the crazy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:What a weird tangent for this thread to go down. Out of curiosity, I typed the word "kneeskin swimsuit" into Google and got dozens of returns for suits under $100 from sites like swimoutlet, swim2000, and even Speedo. Seems like there are options for kneeskins that aren't breaking the bank and not just a one-off thrift store find.

This is so lazy. Yes, the speedo website has vanquishers for $70. But not in the sizes that any of our children would wear. It’s like saying you can get air Jordans for $50 because Nike has Air Jordan baby booties show up on your Google search.

And the crazy continues. Sorry I didn't do your shopping for you. Swimoutlet has girls Powerskin for $74 in a size 20. A size 20 equates to a 29" chest, 21" waist, 31.5" hip, and 51.5" torso. You can order it by placing it in your cart, selecting pay with credit card and then putting in your personal information.

If you prefer, you can also order the TYR Fusion 2 for $91. That is in sizes 22-38 so hopefully one of those will fit a size a child would wear.

Speedo site has the vanquesher for $70. They have it in sizes 16, 18, 32, 34, and 36.

Swim2000 has the Nike Hydra in sizes 22, 24, 28, 30, 32 for $52.

The lazy (and the crazy) here is you.

You’re beginning to sound like the crazy ‘my kid had to dive off blocks for her RMSC tryout’ parent.
How you doin’ Kramer?

🌹

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What a weird tangent for this thread to go down. Out of curiosity, I typed the word "kneeskin swimsuit" into Google and got dozens of returns for suits under $100 from sites like swimoutlet, swim2000, and even Speedo. Seems like there are options for kneeskins that aren't breaking the bank and not just a one-off thrift store find.

This is so lazy. Yes, the speedo website has vanquishers for $70. But not in the sizes that any of our children would wear. It’s like saying you can get air Jordans for $50 because Nike has Air Jordan baby booties show up on your Google search.

And the crazy continues. Sorry I didn't do your shopping for you. Swimoutlet has girls Powerskin for $74 in a size 20. A size 20 equates to a 29" chest, 21" waist, 31.5" hip, and 51.5" torso. You can order it by placing it in your cart, selecting pay with credit card and then putting in your personal information.

If you prefer, you can also order the TYR Fusion 2 for $91. That is in sizes 22-38 so hopefully one of those will fit a size a child would wear.

Speedo site has the vanquesher for $70. They have it in sizes 16, 18, 32, 34, and 36.

Swim2000 has the Nike Hydra in sizes 22, 24, 28, 30, 32 for $52.

The lazy (and the crazy) here is you.

You’re beginning to sound like the crazy ‘my kid had to dive off blocks for her RMSC tryout’ parent.
How you doin’ Kramer?

🌹

Sorry, that was meant for the poster you were responding to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What a weird tangent for this thread to go down. Out of curiosity, I typed the word "kneeskin swimsuit" into Google and got dozens of returns for suits under $100 from sites like swimoutlet, swim2000, and even Speedo. Seems like there are options for kneeskins that aren't breaking the bank and not just a one-off thrift store find.

This is so lazy. Yes, the speedo website has vanquishers for $70. But not in the sizes that any of our children would wear. It’s like saying you can get air Jordans for $50 because Nike has Air Jordan baby booties show up on your Google search.

And the crazy continues. Sorry I didn't do your shopping for you. Swimoutlet has girls Powerskin for $74 in a size 20. A size 20 equates to a 29" chest, 21" waist, 31.5" hip, and 51.5" torso. You can order it by placing it in your cart, selecting pay with credit card and then putting in your personal information.

If you prefer, you can also order the TYR Fusion 2 for $91. That is in sizes 22-38 so hopefully one of those will fit a size a child would wear.

Speedo site has the vanquesher for $70. They have it in sizes 16, 18, 32, 34, and 36.

Swim2000 has the Nike Hydra in sizes 22, 24, 28, 30, 32 for $52.

The lazy (and the crazy) here is you.

You don’t understand how this works or girls sizes.

-if Nike suits were any good, people would wear them. Nobody has ever bought a Nike racing suit. Nice try.

-Those vanquisher sizes are the ones that won’t fit your kids. But silver lining, they will fit a 200 lb, fully grown woman.

-TYR fusion for $91 is a whole lot closer to the around $100 that I mentioned this morning than the $50 that crazy lady mentioned.

-The first powerskin I bought my average size 9 year old was a size 24, so size 20 is going to fit 8 & unders. But please link that one for any of the 7 year-old parents that are thiiiis close to making that first A meet.

Sorry but you don’t know how tech suit sizing works. My 16 year old, 5’5”, 117lb DD wears a size 20 Speedo tech suit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What a weird tangent for this thread to go down. Out of curiosity, I typed the word "kneeskin swimsuit" into Google and got dozens of returns for suits under $100 from sites like swimoutlet, swim2000, and even Speedo. Seems like there are options for kneeskins that aren't breaking the bank and not just a one-off thrift store find.

This is so lazy. Yes, the speedo website has vanquishers for $70. But not in the sizes that any of our children would wear. It’s like saying you can get air Jordans for $50 because Nike has Air Jordan baby booties show up on your Google search.

And the crazy continues. Sorry I didn't do your shopping for you. Swimoutlet has girls Powerskin for $74 in a size 20. A size 20 equates to a 29" chest, 21" waist, 31.5" hip, and 51.5" torso. You can order it by placing it in your cart, selecting pay with credit card and then putting in your personal information.

If you prefer, you can also order the TYR Fusion 2 for $91. That is in sizes 22-38 so hopefully one of those will fit a size a child would wear.

Speedo site has the vanquesher for $70. They have it in sizes 16, 18, 32, 34, and 36.

Swim2000 has the Nike Hydra in sizes 22, 24, 28, 30, 32 for $52.

The lazy (and the crazy) here is you.

You don’t understand how this works or girls sizes.

-if Nike suits were any good, people would wear them. Nobody has ever bought a Nike racing suit. Nice try.

-Those vanquisher sizes are the ones that won’t fit your kids. But silver lining, they will fit a 200 lb, fully grown woman.

-TYR fusion for $91 is a whole lot closer to the around $100 that I mentioned this morning than the $50 that crazy lady mentioned.

-The first powerskin I bought my average size 9 year old was a size 24, so size 20 is going to fit 8 & unders. But please link that one for any of the 7 year-old parents that are thiiiis close to making that first A meet.

Sorry but you don’t know how tech suit sizing works. My 16 year old, 5’5”, 117lb DD wears a size 20 Speedo tech suit.

Mine's about that size and is 20 in the high end suits, but 23/24 in the lower end one. It's different sizing charts.

[Anonymous]

Here at OKM/Overlee meet. Tech suit/kneeskin report:
None for OKM
5+ for Overlee (maybe more, can’t tell with the guys)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here at OKM/Overlee meet. Tech suit/kneeskin report:
None for OKM
5+ for Overlee (maybe more, can’t tell with the guys)

It’s creepy you took a count.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At the end of the day, it is your prerogative to put your child in a knee skin. Just know that their peers are most likely making fun of them, especially if they are wearing them on a Monday night. And parents may not be making fun of your kid because that would be mean but they are certainly making fun of you for being crazy.

Glad you’re teaching your child to be mean to other children for … checks notes… the bathing suit they’re wearing at rec swim. You sound like a lovely human being.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here at OKM/Overlee meet. Tech suit/kneeskin report:
None for OKM
5+ for Overlee (maybe more, can’t tell with the guys)

It’s creepy you took a count.

DP: It’s really not that hard to eyeball kneeskins. 🙄 Also, seems it didn’t matter. OKM won the meet.

[Anonymous]

All you knee skin posters are living up to subject of this thread. Hope anyone on deck for the first dual meets of the summer season behaved well - try and suppress the crazy and enjoy supporting the swimmers - all the swimmers - no matter their skill level or swimsuit choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here at OKM/Overlee meet. Tech suit/kneeskin report:
None for OKM
5+ for Overlee (maybe more, can’t tell with the guys)

It’s creepy you took a count.

DP: It’s really not that hard to eyeball kneeskins. 🙄 Also, seems it didn’t matter. OKM won the meet.

Congrats to OKM! We've been cheering you on (from D2).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here at OKM/Overlee meet. Tech suit/kneeskin report:
None for OKM
5+ for Overlee (maybe more, can’t tell with the guys)

You care way too much about this!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here at OKM/Overlee meet. Tech suit/kneeskin report:
None for OKM
5+ for Overlee (maybe more, can’t tell with the guys)

You care way too much about this!

You missed the point. Nobody on either team cared who did or did not wear tech suits. It was a very competitive meet, everyone was positive and all the kids were great sports, and we (parents) thoroughly enjoyed interacting with each other.

[Anonymous]

Did Chesterbrook really bring a turtle piñata to their meet this AM (6/14) as a way of trying to intimidate the other team?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did Chesterbrook really bring a turtle piñata to their meet this AM (6/14) as a way of trying to intimidate the other team?

HS parent here. Best meet we have ever had against CB in terms of sportsmanship. I am sure they thought we are “soft” but thoroughly enjoyed watching a ton of exciting races without the nonsense of the past. Was fairly impressed.

[Anonymous]

Oh. If there was a piñata or their typically dark skit they kept both well hidden and out of sight