I've got sand in my suit!

I'm serious. I have a pound of sand in my suit. In between the front panels. Gravity sends it all to the crotch. We're talking about a very large bulge of sand that won't come out by messing with it. We're talking Ken doll kind of bulge, and I am not a guy. Something about the endurance material allows sand in... but not out. Do you know what I am talking about? I can cut the panel open, but it I imagine it is sewn shut for a reason. Has anyone had this experience and been able to get the sand out?

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  • HelbeHelbe Senior Member

    Sorry, I've never had the problem as I swim mostly in stoney locations and generally wear unlined suits. I hope you find a cure. :))

    ttriven
  • TimDexTimDex Member

    How about swimming feet first for a stretch? Sorry, I couldnt resist :)

    Most of us of the stupider sex would welcome a little something extra there rather than the extra I have around my middle. Hope you find a sensible cure!

    flystorms
  • dpm50dpm50 PA, U.S.Senior Member
    edited June 2015

    Maybe someone in a swim shop or one of the swim gear websites could help?

    Just ignore the wise guys! :p

  • wendyv34wendyv34 Vashon, WASenior Member

    I think that happened to me as a kid when I went body surfing in Hawaii on vacation. I had sand in so many places...

    Seriously, I'd slit the liner open somewhere so you could rinse the sand out.

    It's always a bad hair day when you work at a pool.

  • HelbeHelbe Senior Member

    @ttriven. Seriously - embrace it and use the suit for training...extra drag.

    kipariz
  • ttriventtriven Senior Member

    Extra drag is a good idea. Right now the suit is kind of like a deadly weapon - like a sock with a brick in it. I actually had a dream about it last night. There was a hole in the lining that I hadn't noticed before. So when I woke up this morning I went to go look again. No hole, but I think I will just open the lining and rinse it out.

    dpm50
  • wendyv34wendyv34 Vashon, WASenior Member

    I was thinking that you could use it for self defense.

    dpm50

    It's always a bad hair day when you work at a pool.

  • JenAJenA Charter Member
    edited June 2015

    We're missing important questions, here. Is it performance-enhancing sand? Does it offer thermal or streamlining advantages? ;-)

    I'd contact the manufacturer. They tend to be interested in this sort of thing.

    dpm50
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