helen-louise's journal

sympathies! I was recently bemoaning the lack of availability of sensible swimwear at Decathlon - I went there on Sunday and whilst they did have LOADS of swimsuits, most of them were labelled "chlorine resistance: suitable for occasional use" which is disastrous. Since joining a gym with a pool and attempting to swim regularly, along with taking regular saunas still wearing my swimsuit I've totally destroyed it, so was keen to do research before replacing it. I discovered that chlorine resistant suits do exist, and in my size and a suitable style too, but I had to purchase online to get what I wanted. of all the suits on display in Decathlon none was suitable for me. I wear a size 20 which is admittedly large, but still ... I am now the proud possessor of two new swimsuits and have learned that taking them into the sauna is probably a recipe for destroying the fabric as you're supposed to rinse a swimsuit in COLD water as soon as you come out of the pool and not wrap it up in your towel where it could get warm. So now I'm just frustrated that it isn't OK in this mad repressed country to sauna naked! Ideally of course I'd like to swim naked too, thus saving all the trouble and expense of having to get special clothing in the first place! I'm wondering if showering inbetween exiting the pool and entering the sauna would help preserve the swimsuit ... it can't do any harm, I guess, especially if I try to have a fairly cold shower ... but I still don't want to risk it until I've been on holiday. I need nice swimsuits for my January holiday at http://www.hotel-theresia.co.at/en/ :-)