By Water Polo Mom from Fresno, CA on 1/13/2012

Size: Feels true to size

Water Polo is a very physical, tough sport and is definitely not for cry babies!  I see a lot of terrible reviews for this and other water polo suits from women who are not water polo players.  I am the mother of a 13 year old girl who has played competitive water polo for the past two years and loves it!  She has several water polo suits and loves every one of them.  

Water polo suits are designed to be skin tight, otherwise your opponent can grab and hold you underwater and prevent you from swimming away or taking a shot on goal.  The zipper is designed to make the top of the suit tight and to prevent another player from "accidentally" unzipping the suit as is the case with water polo suits that zip from the bottom up to the neck.  Don't think it can happen?  Watch one game and you'll see it.  Adding a string to the zipper as some have proposed, would make things even worse as the opponent would just have to grab the string to slow down the player she is guarding.  Water polo is a team sport and the players zip and unzip each others suits before and after games/practices.  

If you are looking for a suit that you don't need someone to help you zip or that is not skin tight, you are looking in the wrong section (try the leisure suit section).  My daughter happens to like how these suits feel in the water (less drag that competition swimsuits) and wears them during swim and water polo practices.  She has even worn them to a swim meet or two even though they are not allowed because of the zipper.

By mariuccia iaconi from san francisco on 12/19/2011

Size: Feels too small

I am 5'10 tall and weigh 142. the suit is a bit short. the zipper does not have a tab to which i can thread a string to pull it up and down. and the zipper is not long enough.
my old speedo was a heavier fabric.

By booleanne from USA on 11/29/2011

Size: Feels true to size

i'm about 163cm, 63 kg and bought size 34 (US)
fabric is great, but:
zipper is too long- makes me look like i had the back of a dinosaur;
torso part is terrible, it is a suit for girls with wider back and smaller breasts than mine, my boobs slip to the sides. the front should be much wider.
overall, not a bad suit, but it's designed for people with more muscle

By LexisC from LA, CA on 8/10/2011

Size: Feels true to size

My favorite water polo suit i've had thus far. I am 5'6 135lbs and wear a size 28 and it fits just as it should. Do not trust the reviews of those who choose to buy this suit for reasons other than water polo, which is its purpose. Its supposed to be high on your hips, your not supposed to be able to zip it yourself. It is a WATER POLO SUIT PEOPLE.

By Abhejali B. from New York, NY on 7/26/2011

Size: Feels true to size

The zipper is too long, scratches the neck

By mykespal from olympia, wa on 9/13/2010

Size: Feels true to size

Purchased this suit for lap swimming as I prefer a suit with more coverage and less drag.  Pros: fabic seems strong and durable, suit fits like a glove and offers great support, superior coverage with no drag.  Cons:  legs are cut too high, the zipper is impossible.  I am fairly flexible and had to have a fellow gym member help me get it fully zipped up and then then unzip the suit so I could get it off without damaging it.  There absolutely needs to be some type of workable zipper pull added to this suit.  I haven't yet figured out a way to rig one up.  Close to, but not yet reaching perfection.  Perhaps a front zipper would be much better.