Do you wash swim suits every day?

[Anonymous]

Omg, it’s so gross to NOT wash after every use 🤮 This all confirms my habit of washing and hanging them up dry every day. My kids don’t get them visibly dirty, but it’s all the microbes I feel like get on the suits from the pool or whatever body of water they go swimming in. Especially now knowing that most people are wearing unwashed suits, I’m going to keep up with washing ours daily.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Omg, it’s so gross to NOT wash after every use 🤮 This all confirms my habit of washing and hanging them up dry every day. My kids don’t get them visibly dirty, but it’s all the microbes I feel like get on the suits from the pool or whatever body of water they go swimming in. Especially now knowing that most people are wearing unwashed suits, I’m going to keep up with washing ours daily.

You would die if you actually know what is in public pools. Are you never swimming again?

[Anonymous]

Yes. Quick wash, air dry.

[Anonymous]

I have two year round swimmers and they swim 6 days a week in the summer, and twice a day a few times a week. They have 8 practice suits(100% polyester). They keep an emergency suit in their practice bag,
gear bag, and their swim meet bags, which leaves 5 to rotate through during the week. They wear them into the shower, then take them off, rinse, and hang them up. Tech suits are rinsed in the sink with vit c crystals and laid flat to dry. Towels are air dried for 2-3 times after practice and then washed. They are washed after each swim meet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Omg, it’s so gross to NOT wash after every use 🤮 This all confirms my habit of washing and hanging them up dry every day. My kids don’t get them visibly dirty, but it’s all the microbes I feel like get on the suits from the pool or whatever body of water they go swimming in. Especially now knowing that most people are wearing unwashed suits, I’m going to keep up with washing ours daily.

After swimming in a lake or ocean, yes you wash suits. But chlorine kills all the microbes. It kills everything except a select few parasites like cryptosporidium, which you can only kill by washing in very very hot water, which isn’t recommended for swimsuits. Swimming in a chlorinated pool is like rinsing a swimsuit in a mild bleach solution. It disinfects almost everything.

You are washing microbes off swimsuits after being in a chlorinated pool, but they are already very dead. You are washing off minimal amounts of dirt, debris and dead skin cells, because you left most of that stuff in the pool. All swimsuit manufacturers recommend rinsing with cold water after swimming in a chlorinated pool and only washing with a mild detergent occasionally.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Omg, it’s so gross to NOT wash after every use 🤮 This all confirms my habit of washing and hanging them up dry every day. My kids don’t get them visibly dirty, but it’s all the microbes I feel like get on the suits from the pool or whatever body of water they go swimming in. Especially now knowing that most people are wearing unwashed suits, I’m going to keep up with washing ours daily.

After swimming in a lake or ocean, yes you wash suits. But chlorine kills all the microbes. It kills everything except a select few parasites like cryptosporidium, which you can only kill by washing in very very hot water, which isn’t recommended for swimsuits. Swimming in a chlorinated pool is like rinsing a swimsuit in a mild bleach solution. It disinfects almost everything.

You are washing microbes off swimsuits after being in a chlorinated pool, but they are already very dead. You are washing off minimal amounts of dirt, debris and dead skin cells, because you left most of that stuff in the pool. All swimsuit manufacturers recommend rinsing with cold water after swimming in a chlorinated pool and only washing with a mild detergent occasionally.

Some people think washing machines are magical.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Omg, it’s so gross to NOT wash after every use 🤮 This all confirms my habit of washing and hanging them up dry every day. My kids don’t get them visibly dirty, but it’s all the microbes I feel like get on the suits from the pool or whatever body of water they go swimming in. Especially now knowing that most people are wearing unwashed suits, I’m going to keep up with washing ours daily.

After swimming in a lake or ocean, yes you wash suits. But chlorine kills all the microbes. It kills everything except a select few parasites like cryptosporidium, which you can only kill by washing in very very hot water, which isn’t recommended for swimsuits. Swimming in a chlorinated pool is like rinsing a swimsuit in a mild bleach solution. It disinfects almost everything.

You are washing microbes off swimsuits after being in a chlorinated pool, but they are already very dead. You are washing off minimal amounts of dirt, debris and dead skin cells, because you left most of that stuff in the pool. All swimsuit manufacturers recommend rinsing with cold water after swimming in a chlorinated pool and only washing with a mild detergent occasionally.

Some people think washing machines are magical.

DCUM is also full of germaphobes.

[Anonymous]

My boy swims/plays in pool 5 days a week for summer. I wash every 2-3 days with other laundry in washing machine. He has a 4 swim trunks, 4 rash guard shirts and 4 beach towels.

[Anonymous]

Chlorine is bad for suits that have lycra in them. Dryers are also bad for suits. Suits should be rinsed in cold water after wearing and then hung up to dry. We also hang our towels up to air dry and then swap them out once a week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have two year round swimmers and they swim 6 days a week in the summer, and twice a day a few times a week. They have 8 practice suits(100% polyester). They keep an emergency suit in their practice bag,
gear bag, and their swim meet bags, which leaves 5 to rotate through during the week. They wear them into the shower, then take them off, rinse, and hang them up. Tech suits are rinsed in the sink with vit c crystals and laid flat to dry. Towels are air dried for 2-3 times after practice and then washed. They are washed after each swim meet.

This is the way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wash suits after every use and learned this the hard way after getting a serious infection from a suit that wasn't washed between two swims in a public pool. This is now a non-negotiable for me and my kids.

What kind of serious infection lives on bathing suits?

Because you specify "public pool" it feels like a troll attempt, but please do explain if not.

I'm trying to figure out how PP knows that there were germs in the water AND knows that the kid didn't get the infection from swimming in the germy water. What kind of germ isn't contagious in the pool, and somehow becomes contagious a few days later on fabric?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why wouldn’t you? Between multiple swimsuits and multiple kids, they put them in the laundry room after they wear one, grab a clean one the next time. I do a swimsuit load when I have a few accumulated

Because the agitator, even on delicate, will stretch and break the elastic fibers in the suits, causing the suits to lose their shape, ie, saggy bottom. It’s the same reason why most swimmers avoid using the spin dryer in locker rooms. It’s not good for suits. Polyester suits are pretty bombproof and would be fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you all handle washing swim suits? I wash them immediately after wearing, but am realizing in the summer this means every single day. We are coming off a week of camp that included swim, so every night I emptied the backpack and washed the swimsuit and towel. And then we swam today so another load, and same tomorrow. Is this normal, or do you have another system for how you handle daily swimsuits? How about when you're at the beach? Just curious, not looking for judgy or mean responses please.

For kids who swim a couple times per week, I rinse the suits, dry and throw in a load at the end of the week. For single use, they go in a small load immediately. And if they have camp, they have enough cheap suits that they wear clean everyday and I wash once per week. The only way I wash twice a week is for practice and swim meets when they have specific uniforms they need clean more than once a week.

We have enough towels for a clean towel once per week per person after bathing. Swim towels are hung up and sent for 2-3 days unless they're filthy. We have plenty of towels, and I run the load once per week or when it's full, whichever comes first.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OK OP here with a follow up question. Where do you store the damp suit if not washing it? I just cannot throw it in the laundry basket wet. Do you hang it in the bathroom? Do you have another wet laundry spot? Leave it outside? I realize I sound like a crazy laundry person but have just always assumed if it's wet it needs to be washed... Im going to take your tips here! We also have multiple suits so don't need to wash and rewear.

Hooks in the bathroom or laundry room, bar and hanger in bathroom or laundry room, over the towel on the towel bar, over the side of the tub, over the top of the shower door, etc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why wouldn’t you? Between multiple swimsuits and multiple kids, they put them in the laundry room after they wear one, grab a clean one the next time. I do a swimsuit load when I have a few accumulated

Because the agitator, even on delicate, will stretch and break the elastic fibers in the suits, causing the suits to lose their shape, ie, saggy bottom. It’s the same reason why most swimmers avoid using the spin dryer in locker rooms. It’s not good for suits. Polyester suits are pretty bombproof and would be fine.

Most are fine. Some wear out but it’s probably more the chlorine. I buy a bunch and machine wash. I rather put my kid in clean suits.