How often do you wash swimsuits?

bim38106 · April 2012

Random post, I know

Typically, I'll wash them once or twice a season...I figure they get "cleaned off" in the pool..... unless we go swim in a lake, then I wash after that.

Now the girls started swim classes and I just washed them along with their towels after their first class. I'm kinda thinking washing them after each class would be good...I don't know, something about a public pool?

If it matters, both the swim school and my ILs pool where we swim are salt water, so no nasty chlorine messing up the suits..

Andrewsgal · April 2012

We swim all the time. I rinse them and hang them to dry after each time we swim, and wash them every other week or so.

MrsBalletStar05 · April 2012

We only wear ours once and possibly twice before they get thrown in the wash. We all have at least 2 suits.

McAllie5 · April 2012

EmilyVReese80:
I wash them after every use regardless of the type of water they were swimming in. I used to work at a summer camp...trust me that you don't want to deal with the problems that can come from not washing them, especially with girls.

Good to know. This isn't even on my radar yet, but I'm glad I'm in the know now.

EnglishMajor03 · April 2012

Andrewsgal:
I rinse them and hang them to dry after each time we swim, and wash them every other week or so.

Ditto

EnglishMajor03 · April 2012

McAllie5:
EmilyVReese80:
I wash them after every use regardless of the type of water they were swimming in. I used to work at a summer camp...trust me that you don't want to deal with the problems that can come from not washing them, especially with girls.

Good to know. This isn't even on my radar yet, but I'm glad I'm in the know now.

Emily- Like what problems??

Andrewsgal · April 2012

My kids each have 6 swimsuits if I washed them after every use they would be washed well over 40 times a year there is no way those suckers would last and I buy quality suits. We go to the pool three times a day in the summer.

bim38106 · April 2012

EmilyVReese80:
I wash them after every use regardless of the type of water they were swimming in. I used to work at a summer camp...trust me that you don't want to deal with the problems that can come from not washing them, especially with girls.

ok, you "sold" me I'll be washing after every time. Or at the very least, rinsing.

penguingrrl · April 2012

We don't swim very often, but when we do I hand wash with laundry detergent that night and line dry. I never put swimsuits in the washing machine.

littlemermaid · April 2012

I wash our swim suits after every wear.

bim38106 · April 2012

Andrewsgal:
My kids each have 6 swimsuits if I washed them after every use they would be washed well over 40 times a year there is no way those suckers would last and I buy quality suits. We go to the pool three times a day in the summer.

Ya, that was my concern about washing once a week (after swim class)...if they would hold up. I washed on delicate/hand wash, but still. If we swam as much as you, I definitely would be rinsing most of the time, then washing every so often!

MrsBalletStar05 · April 2012

We swim 2-4 times a week. With DS#2 still taking long naps and other activities we don't make it to the pool more often than that.

CocoBrynne · April 2012

I wash ours after each use

ToBeMrsT · April 2012

I wash them after every use.

Angela814 · April 2012

I throw them in the hand wash cycle in our washing machine once a week. DD1 has swimming lessons on Monday evening, and we generally all swim together after that. I figure I might as well wash them since I have bras and other hand washables to do too.

I can't imagine only washing them once or twice a season. Yuck.

ETA: I also hang to dry. I don't think they'd hold up to a normal wash and drying in the dryer.

Temp174496125006552 · April 2012

They get washed each time after they are worn.

gatogrrl · April 2012

I wash them after every use. We don't swim more than once a week, though.

Arnegard · April 2012

I wash after each wear, but we only have chorine pools here.

roxy_jj · April 2012

I wash them after every swim class. I've found that if I don't wash them right away, it's impossible to get the chlorine smell out. I know it's not a huge deal since 95% of the time they wear their swimsuits it is in a chlorinated pool. The smell just really bugs me.

EmilyXLC · April 2012

Swimsuits get washed like underwear here... you wear them, they get washed. It just seems more sanitary that way, although I'm pretty sure all the chlorine in a pool would kill just about ANY germ LOL!

HarrietNJMommy · April 2012

I wash swimsuits every time we use them.

cactus5 · April 2012

I wash after each use. We all have a lot of bathing suits since we swim a lot in the summer and I don't always get to laundry.

luvmyducks · April 2012

We do swim lessons 2x a week. I rinse them out and hang dry them after the lessons and actually wash them every couple weeks probably.

juliane2004 · April 2012

Um we definitely wash them after every use. Even in a regular pool (i.e. not a lake), kids can pee in there, etc. Who knows what's in there? Chlorine helps, yes, but I think it is still not clean enough to wear twice.

bim38106 · April 2012

Wow, well now I feel all gross! LOL.Thanks for not being rude with your answers I will definitely be washing them more often

FWIW, swim season here is only like, 2 months (because I'm such a baby w/ cold water). Add in the few times we go to the lake to swim, and wash after each of those times, and I probably average every other week. "um" "yuck"? It's not like I'm going months and months LOL.

bim38106 · April 2012

Angela814:
I throw them in the hand wash cycle in our washing machine once a week. DD1 has swimming lessons on Monday evening, and we generally all swim together after that. I figure I might as well wash them since I have bras and other hand washables to do too.
I can't imagine only washing them once or twice a season. Yuck.
ETA: I also hang to dry. I don't think they'd hold up to a normal wash and drying in the dryer.

and after lake swimming...so really it's like every other week at the absolute most.

And ya, I definitely would not ever put a swim suit in the dryer! Line dry only I usually wash them on delicate but I'm thinking hand washing would probably be the way to go..

Rebekah1021 · April 2012

Hand wash them every time and let them hang dry.

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