(Part 2) Best rash guard shirts for women according to redditors

Oh, I know a thing or two about this. I actually teach scuba in my free time.

I guess the question is then, how are you presenting?

Second, if you're with a halfway decent shop. You're going to be in a 3mm wetsuit for your pool sessions. Most pools are kept in the low 80s and without a wetsuit, you're going to be freezing quickly. So ultimately; you're going to be covered head to toe most for most of the training.

For a gender neutral look.

Concealment: Get a cheap bikini bottom, a size lower than you need. This will compact everything and give you a nice smooth look downstairs.

Shorts: Basic women's board shorts

Top: Any rash guard

If you're presenting female, then I'd go with the bikini bottom for the same reasons, and a Tankini for the rest.


***Amazon links for reference. They have lots of different styles and patterns outside of what I listed.

I got a kanu long sleeve shirt that's meant for surfing I believe. Has a UPF of 50. Recently tried it out while at the beach all day, worked amazing and not uncomfortable. Dries freakishly fast too.
Kanu Surf Women's Keri... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006TAEAPG?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

That depends how much skin you want to show, and what style you're going for.

For tops, there are lots of options. The sports bra type look, which shows your belly but not much chest. There's a cropped rash guard which covers even more chest but still shows the belly. Then you've got the bikini that shows the most of everything, or the tankini, which covers the belly but is low cut at the top like a bikini. There's an even longer version of tankinis now called a swim dress that I think is cute. I love this long sleeved, belly-showing rash guard too.

Now, if you don't want to show a lot of skin there's a short sleeved rash guard, or long sleeved rash guard that all cover the belly and chest completely. They have all kinds of colors of these things.

For the bottoms, there are always plain old board shorts for everyone. There are shorter ones too. There are tons of colors and lengths for those.

You could wear a bikini bottom by itself or under your board shorts. There are a zillion colors and styles of those. There are swim boxer briefs that you can wear alone or under shorts too. If you want the bikini look but are concerned about the shape of your genitals, there are plenty of bottoms in the men's clothing section that look fantastic and would be easy to match to a bikini or tankini top.

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I've used a rash guard in the past, just a cheap one from Amazon. They make them in long-sleeve style if you'd like to have your arms covered. Size up if you want it looser, though if it's too loose it will flap around when you swim and that can be distracting.

https://www.amazon.com/Kanu-Surf-Womens-Breeze-Rashguard/dp/B00ABBTVLC

I also found knee-length women's swim shorts with a built-in panty that worked really good, as I was very self-conscious about my thighs.

I'm of the opinion that you should wear whatever you're comfortable in. If you want to be covered up, cool! If you want to wear something with less coverage, great! You should be doing this for you, so pbbt if anybody else has something to say about it.

I don't think you're going to find any swim shirts with built in support.
There are some cute surf shirts and triathlon shirts that might be good, and you could pair it with a swim skirt.

Here are a few options I found for tops:
[1] (http://www.amazon.com/Skirt-Sports-Sunless-Summer-Tri/dp/B003V4A8MW/ref=sr_1_14?s=athletic-clothing&ie=UTF8&qid=1393879237&sr=1-14&keywords=swim+shirt) 2 3 4

Depends on what you mean by "expensive" and "modest." Rash guards and retro one piece suits are trending right now, so it shouldn't be too hard to find something more modest than say, a bikini.

But if that's still too much skin, there's always swimmodest.

they make workout bikini tops, basically sports bras that don't stretch out or disentegrate in chlorine which essentially binds everything up a bit (i don't currently need all that much). Thinking this or this one currently. I've always had an infatuation for competition suits as I've been on swim teams and life-guarded throughout my younger life before figuring out the trans stuff, and I love the sporty look to them.

And rashguard is basically a swim shirt generally popular with surfers so it's almost a socially acceptable way to wear a shirt in the water without having any obvious reason to feel self conscious. They come both tight and loose, though at some point in the future I'd much rather feel more comfortable in this ;-p

I found a lot on Amazon. Are any of these good?

-Speedo Women's Active Cropped Rashguard, Black, Large https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OJME808/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_UFfZzbBHHV0QN
-Coastal Blue Women's Active Swimwear Long Sleeve Crop Rash Guard, Speed Racer, M (8-10) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071DML7PN/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_lGfZzbNM2EJRX
-O'Neill Women's Jolt Cropped Rashguard, Mist, Medium https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072YW9BPD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_JGfZzbJQWPN6J
-Kisscy Women's Printed Long Sleeve Cut Out Bottom Two Pieces Rashguard Swimsuit S https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MY13E61/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_iHfZzbTQ7QGN9
-Billabong Women's Mas Tropical Long Sleeve Cropped Rashguard, Sangria, M https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06VTH3TZB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_BHfZzb7WE9F9D