EQ Swimwear Extreme Unitard

OVERALL: I swim 4 times per week (8 miles). I've used many brands and I can say this is the WORST one for doing laps with a pool with chlorine. MAYBE it could work in non chlorine water and if you use it once a week. It lasted me in good condition for a month. Now it is all stretched out, the color turned from black to gray, and yellowish on the inside. There is severe damages on the fabric. FIT: When it was in an acceptable condition, the fit on the lower back was kind of weird. But it was not so bad, I guess for someone with a long torso it would feel really uncomfy. Also it felt uncomfy while doing breast stroke kick. ZIPPER: I can understand that some people disliked the zipper, In my case I just learned how to do it and it helped me to stretch myself haha. The material of the zipper started to damage the fabric with the friction.

I want to like this swimsuit. It fits, the fabric isn't polyester, so it is gentle on my skin and doesn't get too heavy when it's wet like the exceed. I wore it for the first time on my swim the other day. It was going really well until around 1900 yards when I thought, "This feels really big." I was doing backstroke, so I reached my hand behind me, and lo and behold, the whole thing came unzipped. I was horrified and swam over to someone else to zip me up. If this was a one time thing, I'll forgive it, but I won't be happy if I have to wear something over it to swim to hold it together.

I have bought and returned at least 5 different swim unitards on Amazon, and this was my last attempt to find something that worked. After reading reviews, I bought one size smaller than I would have, and it is nice and tight, but fits pretty perfectly. I'd rather have it on the tight side than loose, and it doesn't cut into the skin at all. While there is no shelf bra, it is completely lined, and after trying it on, I feel comfortable enough in it to swim at the Y without a swim bra or bottoms underneath. No camel toe, and the chest is covering enough on the sides to feel secure and not like my side boob would start falling out while swimming. I'm 5'7" and wear 40D in bra size, with lots of extra junk in the belly and trunk I'm working on getting rid of. Hoping it will hold up well over time, because its definitely the fit I've been looking for. It is even flattering in the hip area since I'm not wearing anything underneath. Every body type is unique, but this worked for me. My shoulders joints are ultra flexible so I don't have problems zipping and unzipping, but I see how some might need to attach a longer string. SO thrilled!