I was looking for a suit for my 5 year old son that was not a pair of giant surfer trunks. He is a beginning swimmer and I have noticed that long, baggy swim style shorts have far too much material. This extra material is for style only, and I think that it gets in the way of learning to kick properly, and tends to bog him down. I checked out race style suits for him, but they were pretty expensive for something he will outgrow soon. I wanted an affordable, sleeker fit suit for him that he would use in a pool doing laps. This suit has nice features, aside from it's affordability. The drawstrings are made of nice light material that can be tucked back into the suit without bugging him. They fit true to size. They have a cool, retro cut that is adorable. He was thrilled that the suit is royal blue. I really wanted the stripey pair, but that was sold out- that's my only complaint, but what can you do about that. Great suit, we love it. Thanks for carrying this rad line from New Zealand, Swim Outlet, I hope you get some more! I'll be on the lookout for another when this one is too small. Love you guys.