Choose the right type of swimsuit

 There are now more types of swimsuits than body shapes with Online lifeguard training, and many of them even come in different cuts, cuts, materials, designs and much, much more. Therefore, it can all be a bit of a jungle to find your way around, because which type of bathing suit suits you best?

As a starting point, you can say that a bathing suit for recreational use (the beach holiday, the trip to the beach, etc.) is mostly about personal preferences and what you want to show off. But if the swimsuit is for swimming training or pregnant women, then some completely different prerequisites apply. For these reasons and many more, a bathing suit is not just a bathing suit, but how do you find the right one? We will help you answer that and many other questions here.

What types of bathing suits are there?

There are a lot of different designs on swimsuits, and it can be a little difficult to see which ones belong to the different categories. Overall, it can be said that there are 7 different categories of swimsuits for women:

• Competition swimsuits
• Training swimsuits
• Swimwear
• Swimwear for pregnant women
• Swimsuits with legs

Others will probably also divide them into swimsuits with high/low leg cut and in relation to back cut, but there we would think that those types fit all 7 categories to varying extents.

Competition swimsuits are only relevant to those who practice swimming at the competitive and elite level, as these are highly specialized in their design and material composition, which makes them suitable for one thing only - competition. Should it still interest you. then you can find Denmark's best selection right here , as well as read about how to best fit your competition suit .

The same can be said about training swimsuits , but these are after all more generally applicable, but we'll come back to that, so let's go through the different categories instead.

Swimwear

Although the name probably mostly suggests that swimsuits are for swimming in and bathing suits for bathing, it is actually the other way around. A swimsuit is often much looser in fabric and therefore not as tight-fitting. It could, for example, be this one from Jolyn, which has a high leg cut and a crossback back (We'll probably get into that further down). Therefore, a swimsuit is also best for a beach holiday, a relaxing trip to the beach and play and fun in the swimming pool.

But before we get too categorical, it must be said that today there is not much difference between a swimsuit and a bathing suit. In fact, some of the models will fall into both categories. Therefore, you can also easily use a swimsuit for training, as long as the back cut is hydrodynamic.

Swimwear for pregnant women

Being pregnant is associated with a life-affirming and happy time, but it also has its challenges. Because as the belly grows, the clothes will start to tighten - and this also applies to bathing suits. So what do you do then? Because it doesn't make sense to have 4 swimsuits in different sizes that will only fit for 2 months. Therefore, swimsuits for pregnant women are a brilliant solution.

They are designed with an extra layer of elastic fabric along the side panels of the stomach region, which will expand in step with the stomach, without it being tight or uncomfortable. In addition, they also have padded cups to lift and support the bust as it also grows. Last but not least, you can choose whether it should have 2 straps that gather at the back or if you would rather have one with a halter neck . The advantage of the latter is that it can spare and relieve the back, but it requires that the neck can withstand it.

Swimsuits with legs

Legged bathing suits were some of the first designs to see the light of day in the 1800s. Today, this design has a very special meaning for competitive swimmers, as most competition suits have long legs for increased hydrodynamics. But! There are of course also regular swimsuits with legs , where they cover the hip region and down to the top of the thighs.

Often the choice of this type of bathing suit has more to do with personal comfort. For some, it's about covering more of the body around the hip region, while others like to use them as training swimsuits.