# Swimmers - how do you deal with this wet bathing suit thing? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 21, 2011, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimmers-how-do-you-deal-with-this-wet-bathing-suit-thing/579255 "2011-04-21T17:46:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimmers-how-do-you-deal-with-this-wet-bathing-suit-thing/579255/21 "2011-04-21T22:12:27Z")
Well, that’s the thing, why bother to shower at the gym and change into “travel back home” clothes when you’re just going to change into your work clothes when you get there? I don’t really want to cram my nice work clothes and iewelry and heels into my gym bag. So I really don’t know what other people do and I keep trying to figure it out. I’ve got a cover up I just throw on at the gym, but yes it is damp. ---
**Author:** ![rekkah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee59a6/32.png) [@rekkah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rekkah)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimmers-how-do-you-deal-with-this-wet-bathing-suit-thing/579255/22 "2011-04-21T23:53:01Z")
Now I’m even more confused. So you go swimming before work, then go back home to shower and change then go to work? That sounds like a colossal waste of time. If I swim on the way to work I leave the house in my work clothes with my swim suit underneath (taking underwear in my bag). I swim, shower, dress back in work clothes and go straight to work. I admit I’m not a morning person and I like my morning routine to be minimal (swimming is the ONLY thing that ever gets me out of bed before I absolutely have to be) but why on earth would you do all this back and forth stuff? ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimmers-how-do-you-deal-with-this-wet-bathing-suit-thing/579255/23 "2011-04-22T00:04:29Z")
Well, today I did. And I didn’t go straight to work, I had one of those weird blocks of time. I mean, if I wanted to go swimming and then to work I’d have to pack a bunch of wrinkleable stuff - skirt, silk blouse, sweater, heels, jewelry, etc. Stuff I neither want wrinkled nor wet. I don’t wear makeup but I guess I’d need a hair dryer. Plus of course the shampoo, conditioner, moisturizer. Oh, and I’d have to shave my legs, too. This just isn’t that nice a locker room - it’s a city pool. I’m just starting this whole swimming thing and thus far I’ve only gone swimming before work on one of these days when I come into work at 1. ---
**Author:** ![rekkah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee59a6/32.png) [@rekkah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rekkah)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimmers-how-do-you-deal-with-this-wet-bathing-suit-thing/579255/24 "2011-04-22T00:18:59Z")
OK, well I think my standards for presentability at work are probably somewhat lower than yours. If I wear my work clothes _to_ the pool then they are only folded for ~30 minutes and mine seem to survive without obvious wrinkles, but then I would never have anything made of silk as part of my normal work wardrobe (would be ruined within days). Most of the pools in London have hairdryers, so that isn’t an issue and epilating means I don’t need to shave my legs daily. For jewelry I have a tiny drawstring bag that I keep in my glasses case as I don’t wear my rings while swimming for fear of losing them. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimmers-how-do-you-deal-with-this-wet-bathing-suit-thing/579255/25 "2011-04-22T00:21:13Z")
Trying to “dress for the job you want” lately. I only live maybe five or ten minutes from the pool, albeit in the opposite direction from work. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimmers-how-do-you-deal-with-this-wet-bathing-suit-thing/579255/26 "2011-04-22T00:26:59Z")
I wear a full-on formal suit every day to work; when I work out before work, I wear my full suit, take it off, work out, shower, and put it back on. I throw a hanger in my gym bag so nothing gets crumpled in the locker. But even if I didn’t do that, I wouldn’t walk home in a wet bathing suit. That would just feel far too gross (and chilly, for most of the year). ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimmers-how-do-you-deal-with-this-wet-bathing-suit-thing/579255/27 "2011-04-22T02:04:54Z")
I go to water aerobics at night, so I don’t have the exact same problem as you about the clothes Zsofia. We’re expected to shower before getting in the pool so that lotion, makeup, deodorant etc. doesn’t gunk the pool up. On Sundays I’m coming from home, so I take that shower at home, put on my swim clothes and go. After swim I shower once at the gym to wash my suit out, wrap up in my towel and drive home. If it is wintertime, I have brought some sweats and a hoodie to put on, either going commando or just wearing them over the wet suit. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I go to Body Sculpt class first, so I bring my swim stuff (including water shoes) in a gym bag. I wear my workout gear up there. After Body Sculpt I shower at the gym and put my swim stuff on. I also take my contact lenses out and put on my cheap pair of glasses. After water I shower again, wrap up in my towel and drive home. If it is wintertime I put my workout gear or some sweats & a hoodie on and go home. Once home, I take another shower and wash my hair. I rinse my swim stuff again and hang it from the shower head. By the time hubby is ready to take a shower, I can hang it on a clothes-drying rack I have in my bedroom. My water shoes I turn upside down over the posts of a rocking chair which is on our back porch. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimmers-how-do-you-deal-with-this-wet-bathing-suit-thing/579255/28 "2011-04-22T02:30:02Z")
Swimsuit??? 😕 Jump in nekkid like everyone else. Dry off with a towel and you’re ready for the day. 😃 😃 😃 😃 ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimmers-how-do-you-deal-with-this-wet-bathing-suit-thing/579255/29 "2011-04-22T02:54:22Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Swimsuit??? 😕 > > Jump in nekkid like everyone else. Dry off with a towel and you’re ready for the day. I want to know what beaches and pools you’re attending. I go to a nude beach for maybe two to three hours a year, and that’s the only time Mr. Sunshine sees any Sun at all. My dick needs more vitamin D! ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimmers-how-do-you-deal-with-this-wet-bathing-suit-thing/579255/30 "2011-04-22T04:44:30Z")
I wanna know how you get home in a wet bathing suit. Do you take it off and throw on comfy clothes or do you have some sort of waterproof overgarment or do you have leather seats in your car? I would totally wear my suit home if I could but then I’d have wet pants and a wet car, so I just shower at the gym since I have to get naked anyway. I feel you about not wanting to take your work stuff to the gym, tho. I don’t think I could do that either. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimmers-how-do-you-deal-with-this-wet-bathing-suit-thing/579255/31 "2011-04-22T12:49:19Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I wanna know how you get home in a wet bathing suit. I wrap my towel around myself, get in the car and drive. It’s about a five-minute drive home. The car seat may be a little damp but it dries out quickly. It’s cloth BTW. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimmers-how-do-you-deal-with-this-wet-bathing-suit-thing/579255/32 "2011-04-22T12:50:59Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I wanna know how you get home in a wet bathing suit. Do you take it off and throw on comfy clothes or do you have some sort of waterproof overgarment or do you have leather seats in your car? Get in the car and go. Who cares if the seat gets a little wet? ---
**Author:** ![MobiusStripes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@MobiusStripes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MobiusStripes)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimmers-how-do-you-deal-with-this-wet-bathing-suit-thing/579255/33 "2011-04-22T12:54:46Z")
I swim at lunch time during the week so I just change back into my work clothes and leave the suit draped over the seat in the car. Given the summer temps it’s plenty dry (and usually quite warm!) by the next day at lunch time. If I park in the sun I may throw the towel over it too to keep the direct sun off of it. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimmers-how-do-you-deal-with-this-wet-bathing-suit-thing/579255/34 "2011-04-22T16:00:19Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Swimsuit??? 😕 > > Jump in nekkid like everyone else. Dry off with a towel and you’re ready for the day. > 😃 😃 😃 😃 Clearly you have not gotten a good look at everybody else who uses the city pool. Frankly I am beginning to agree with much of the Muslim world that these swimsuits are way too revealing and could get firmly behind the concept of the swim burhka. On the other hand, I do walk out of the locker room thinking, “Damn, girl! Looking good again!” So there is compensation. I have leather seats in my car, and plus I’m wearing a beachy kind of cover up. It’s only a few minutes away - no big deal. ---
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimmers-how-do-you-deal-with-this-wet-bathing-suit-thing/579255/35 "2011-04-22T16:01:22Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Get in the car and go. Who cares if the seat gets a little wet? Presumably, the next person who has to sit in it. Wet seat=wet pants=looking like you pissed yourself till they dry out. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimmers-how-do-you-deal-with-this-wet-bathing-suit-thing/579255/36 "2011-04-22T16:16:00Z")
Well, the next person who has to sit in it is me - by the time I’ve gone inside, taken a shower, gotten dressed, and come back out, the seat is dry. I mean, I do towel off. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimmers-how-do-you-deal-with-this-wet-bathing-suit-thing/579255/37 "2011-04-22T16:17:10Z")
Just so you know, staying in a wet bathing suit for any amount of time presents a risk of yeast infection. I’d change asap. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimmers-how-do-you-deal-with-this-wet-bathing-suit-thing/579255/38 "2011-04-22T16:27:23Z")
> [@CrazyCatLady](#): > > Presumably, the next person who has to sit in it. Wet seat=wet pants=looking like you pissed yourself till they dry out. That’s never been a problem for me. My suit is never wet enough to actually soak the seat. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimmers-how-do-you-deal-with-this-wet-bathing-suit-thing/579255/39 "2011-04-22T18:11:27Z")
> [@CrazyCatLady](#): > > Presumably, the next person who has to sit in it. Wet seat=wet pants=looking like you pissed yourself till they dry out. Nobody drives my car but me. And if I had to go somewhere before the seat were dry, I’d put a towel down. Really, this is a non-problem. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimmers-how-do-you-deal-with-this-wet-bathing-suit-thing/579255/40 "2011-04-22T19:45:36Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > I have leather seats in my car, and plus I’m wearing a beachy kind of cover up. It’s only a few minutes away - no big deal. I don’t see any problem either, as long as you have enough time. The important thing is to get into a routine. (On some days I’ve been able to swim between home and the subway to work by using one of those foam things that serves as a towel, mini bottles for shampoo, etc., and a small suit.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimmers-how-do-you-deal-with-this-wet-bathing-suit-thing/579255.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimmers-how-do-you-deal-with-this-wet-bathing-suit-thing/579255.md?page=3)