“The name holds true to the experience. I purchased these shorts heading into the winter months. I prefer to swim in the local lakes and I have a full-body Blue70 wetsuit. Now that the water is too cold, I find myself in the pool. I did not want to wear my wetsuit in the chlorinated water for fear of damaging the material (the suits are quite expensive, IMO). So, these shorts offer a compromise. My waist measurement was right on the border; Blue70 customer service recommended sizing up. The XL fight snuggly. I am thankful for not going with the L size. The shorts really do provide hip and thigh lift. Swimming in them is quite similar to swimming in a full wetsuit. They will be my go-to during the winter swim season. Too bad I had missed the promotional price by 1 day. That's my only complaint. ;-)”
“The fit is excellent and the material-lighter than other buoyancy shorts I've used- makes it easy to get on. The waist band, above the neoprene, I like in that it's up high enough to avoid showing anything I don't want visible, but the material isn't a strong enough elastic and every push off the wall pushes it down. I don't really worry about the increased drag aspect of that, but the senstion is annoying.”
“I’m 80 years old. Masters Swimmer with SCAQ in LA. But our pools are cold for this old man in winter outdoors even here.
This is my third purchase. The other two came apart where the draw string pulls through. But this new version really hits the mark. It’s much warmer, easier to get in&out of, and the draw string works perfectly. I was going to ask for a credit on the last pair but you guys fixed the problem before I got a chance to complain about it ;). But the best part is the increased floatation in just the right spots. My stroke is much improved. These shorts have made it an amazingly delightful, yoga-like, transformative experience to jump in a cold pool at 5:30 AM every morning and swim a couple thousand yards. Maybe I’ll make it to 100, my goal,
Thanks to your wonderful LIFT buoyancy short. I Bet old ladies would like it to. I’m trying to get my girlfriend to wear ‘em.”
