Rubber Diving Skirt

[Since1982]

I've started swimming again for exercise and dug out of my locked trunks a "rubber diving skirt" I created about 1970 for fast swimming with swim fins. It fits tightly from my waist to my knees and has backwards pointing rubber scales for helping the swimmer move faster while using the flippers together like a mermaid's tail. I have it only knee length so I can get out of it while in the water to re-enter the boat. It doubles my swimming speed and really gives me a workout for about an hour or so of swimming...I have to take quinine to stop the nighttime leg cramps for a few days until I get used to using those muscles again. This kind of exercise helps my lower leg muscles a lot.

[Milfmog]

Thats interesting Skip,

Have you ever tried a monofin (a big single fin for both feet) with it? Any chance of a picture of the skirt construction, I'm having trouble picturing the "backwards pointing rubber scales".

Have fun,


Ian.

[Big and Bashful]

Thats interesting Skip,

Have you ever tried a monofin (a big single fin for both feet) with it? Any chance of a picture of the skirt construction, I'm having trouble picturing the "backwards pointing rubber scales".

Have fun,


Ian.

Thats getting close to a mermaid/merman diving suit. Found them on a website but the link is on my main pc, which just died. Ho hum.

[Brandy]

Thats interesting Skip,

Have you ever tried a monofin (a big single fin for both feet) with it? Any chance of a picture of the skirt construction, I'm having trouble picturing the "backwards pointing rubber scales".

Have fun,


Ian.

Thats getting close to a mermaid/merman diving suit. Found them on a website but the link is on my main pc, which just died. Ho hum.

Try here;

http://www.otterbaysuits.com/Mermaidhome.htm

[Big and Bashful]

Yep, that's the one,

Oh, after a few hours of being unplugged, my pc came back to life, weird!

[Since1982]

after a few hours of being unplugged, my pc came back to life

That happened to one of my TV sets in my room. Turned out the plug in was ever so slightly ajar...pressed in, works perfect.

[renesm1]

Thats interesting Skip,

Have you ever tried a monofin (a big single fin for both feet) with it? Any chance of a picture of the skirt construction, I'm having trouble picturing the "backwards pointing rubber scales".

Have fun,


Ian.

Thats getting close to a mermaid/merman diving suit. Found them on a website but the link is on my main pc, which just died. Ho hum.

Try here;

http://www.otterbaysuits.com/Mermaidhome.htm

Really strange happening. On another (totally unrelated) forum, they are talking about the exact same suit!

R

[Big and Bashful]

What forum would that be then?

[renesm1]

What forum would that be then?

Not what I would term a family-friendly one, I should say. So I don't think I'll be posting a link out of respect for the other patrons here.

R

[Uncle Al]

As a suggestion, you could send the 'info' via
a PM to B & B. Also to anyone else who may
be interested, via a PM.

Again, just a suggestion

Uncle Al

[Since1982]

Ian said: Thats interesting Skip,

Have you ever tried a monofin (a big single fin for both feet) with it? Any chance of a picture of the skirt construction, I'm having trouble picturing the "backwards pointing rubber scales".

No, I think a monofin would make it too difficult to climb in a boat or walk to my car at canalside steps. Being tight at the knees and hips doesn't really preclude those movements and taking individual fins off while still in the water seems easier when I think about it. There are not so many easy entry and exit places in salt water swimming areas as there are in fresh water pools etc.

I have a friend in Big Pine Key who lives on a crystal clear warm water canal with his own personal boat launching ramp next to it that I can sea lion/seal wriggle my way in and out of easily.

The scales, are just like the smaller scales on racing swimming suits like Phelps wore to win alllll those Olympic Medals, which make moving through the water much easier than with an old fashioned cloth swim suit. The water flows over the suit and through the rivelets to speed up your forward motion.