Environment,  EXTRA,  FEATURES,  February 2024,  GEAR,  Gear Advice

Kit conscious: how to reuse, repair or recycle your swimsuit

What are the greenest ways to manage your swim kit? Rowan Clarke investigates how to reuse, repair or recycle your swimsuit or wetsuit

Wouldn’t it be great if we could just enjoy water naked, wild and free? But (curse those social expectations) the reality is that we need swimming kit. Depending on what kind of swimming we do, the contents of our kit bag cover our nakedness, provide post-swim comfort and enhance our swim experience.  

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