Maybe I'm wrong, but I recall my Lycra suits as breaking down fairly rapidly from chlorinated pool water? Nylon suits hold their shape, but colors fade fairly quickly in the pool. Lycra seemed to hold the colors, but the fabric weakened and stretched after a few months of swimming? Speedo and TYR both make "Endurance" suits - they hold their color and shape for a long time, but the sides are more like 3".
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