Anonymous
Post 09/15/2025 07:42     Subject: Towel Pants & Parkas: excessive or necessary?
I always recommend not getting the team branded parka. Kid swam for 3 club teams, 1 HS team, 1 summer team, and 1 college club team throughout his 13y swim career. He is wearing the parka he got in 8th grade as a college junior.
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2025 21:04     Subject: Towel Pants & Parkas: excessive or necessary?
Anonymous wrote:If you aren’t sure your kid is committed yet, ask around for hand me downs. Every year, parents turn in outgrown parkas for younger kids on our swim team. You can either pick out the stitching if their name is on it, or wait to see if you want to buy a new one and hand the old one down.


We started off buying non-team branded parkas. Still not cheap (~$100), but not the $200+ that team branded parkas can cost.
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2025 17:08     Subject: Towel Pants & Parkas: excessive or necessary?
Another vote for a parka. My kids wore theirs every day for 7+ years. I also agree with buying a generic one on Swim Outlet vs buying a team one. You can get the same color as the team, but it will save you a lot of money vs buying the team version
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2025 16:34     Subject: Towel Pants & Parkas: excessive or necessary?
If you aren’t sure your kid is committed yet, ask around for hand me downs. Every year, parents turn in outgrown parkas for younger kids on our swim team. You can either pick out the stitching if their name is on it, or wait to see if you want to buy a new one and hand the old one down.