I had to retire a fallen hero recently. My Speedo finally gave out.
I was not diligent enough in rinsing it out in non-chlorinated water after my swims and the pool water did a number on it over time. The last few times I swam with it on, the elastic in the back had failed enough that I had a droopy butt. I didn’t get a “wardrobe malfunction” out of it, but it was only a matter of time.
We put in a lot of miles in the pool together and I totally rocked that Speedo, but it was time. So, I took a photo and said my goodbye.
I switched back to a square-cut drag suit yesterday, but it wasn’t the same. I won’t go into the number of goggles I went through, but they don’t have the emotional impact anyway.
Goodbye, noble Speedo. You will be missed.