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Old 06-18-2018, 09:27 PM
Torchwatch Torchwatch is offline
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I received a parcel from Amazon the other day, Arena Santa Marias in navy blue, Wore them swimming today doing my usual 1500m, they were amazing hugging like a second skin, but for the tightness of the waist cord I almost felt naked. I think they are probably the best 2" racing briefs I've ever worn, they just seem to get everything right.
They seem thin and stretchy yet have been made to resist both chlorinated and sea water, lasting longer without the thickness and stiffness of an endurance suit. Maybe I should wear them some more to see how well they last.
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Old 06-18-2018, 10:33 PM
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We would love to see the suit Torch.

Today i advanced to 2,000 Yds and it was such a delight. this NS suit is the Polyamide material and you hardly know its there even tho it is a tight fit.Laid out to sun a bit after the laps
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Old 06-19-2018, 10:49 PM
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Nike navy string suit at the ocean.

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Old 06-19-2018, 11:13 PM
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Nice photos and good to hear you are swimming the distance, lots of points to all, well done.

The Arena Santa Marias I bought arrived in an Amazon package and when I opened it I was disappointed in what I saw. The navy swim briefs had a hint of grey in their colour and the light blue Arena logo didn't stand out making them discreet rather than shouting for attention. Trying them on they fitted well with a slight pouch effect holding me nicely but they again felt discreet rather than amazing.

At the pool when I started to tie the waist cord as I tightened the half reef knot I discovered there was already a half knot there and the strings locked. I tied the bows on top of this and got in the water. Slightly loose the rear of the suit started dragging down my ass displaying the white label inside and disappointing me. I stopped and untied the string underwater then tied a tight bow properly. When I started swimming again the Santa Marias suit just felt amazing, almost as if it were not there or a part of me giving me free movement and minimal drag.

I'll try and get some photos when I go to the beach, this suit has to be seen wet. For now here's the photos from the Amazon listing:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Old 06-20-2018, 02:06 AM
NE_OH_thonger NE_OH_thonger is offline
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Nike navy string suit at the ocean.
I didn't know Nike made a string suit. I'd love to have something like that.
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