Women's Muslim Swimsuits

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Swim Comfortably and Modestly

It is no longer odd to see beach goers dressed for protection and fun. More and more Americans and Australians, folks the world 'round, are donning sensible and fun comfortable swim gear that doubles as protection from harm sun rays. As sensible as practical we now have a great selection of swimsuits and accessories.

Keep your youthful and healthy skin by wearing coverups that do protect your skin. Skin health is the body's first line of defense against elemental damage. Once you wear these great outfits you won't settle for swimming in anything less.

Find comfortable and modest swimsuits. Enjoy swimming indoors and outside. More and more women are wearing full-body swimsuits to preserve modesty and protect their skin from harmful rays. It wasn't for nothing that the Burqini was designed in Australia.

Most swimsuits are made of polyester/spandex mixes. Those fabrics tend not to cling to the body when wet, and water tends to run off easily so the suit dries rapidly.

The suits resemble scuba suits with body skins that are covered by either a long pullover vest or jumper like top that extends to above the knees. Some bottoms have attached short skirts. Some of the pants have heel straps that keep the legs covered, while others cling tightly to the lower legs.

My swimsuit consists of a pair of long, loose bottoms. I'm tall and they fit well in the beginning. Now they are looser in the leg and little bit shorter. The top is long-sleeved and fits like a snug t-shirt that snaps easily and securely over the crotch of the pants. Over that is a vest or sundress-like topper.

Mine was teeny tiny for the size I ordered. I'm tall and accustomed to buying a larger size than I might need, to get the length. I couldn't get the dress part over my bust so I stashed it in the closet and hoped my exercize plan would make me teeny tiny too.

I sewed my own swim dress out of polyester fabric - which I would not recommend except as a last resort, which mine was. Polyester clings to the body and legs of the swimsuit and defeats the whole purpose of the dress over the skins - like scuba-skins.

However I've used it for months and it has gradually seemed to grow as I shrank. When I forgot it a few times in the shower room I tried out the original dress and it fit, albeit a bit snugly, but the fabric really does shed water, and gave me hope too! Swimming again is one of my true joys!

Swimsuit head-coverings vary with the designer. Several - in fact, most - are designed to hold long hair comfortably and securely. You will find hoods that are attached to the swimsuit or separate, like mine is, or detachable styles.

Feel great, knowing that your skin is protected and your body is covered so you can participate in a full range of water activities this year.

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OK, so I bought one of these, now what!

For the first six years after I converted to Islam by making my declaration of faith, "there is no god but God/Allah, and Muhammad is his Messenger," I did not swim at all. For years prior to that I had enjoyed swimming in a bikini or one-piece suit, every Summer, delighting in the sensations of all water exercises, floating and swimming!

It was before I felt comfortable and competent on the Internet, and I was unaware that there was such a thing as a swimming suit designed for muslim women.

Thanks to cable TV news where I watched a spot on how muslim women were swimming in comfort and modestly in this suit they named the "Burkini!" Before long I made my selection and purchase. My anticipation melted in disbelief when I pulled the suit from the mailing carton.

This wisp of a garment surely could not cover my long body, I skepticized in dismay. Then I held up the over-vest, with it's printed bodice, and I knew I had never been that small - it was tiny! I really mean tiny! AND IT WAS SIZED XXL TOO.

The rest of the suit is stretchy to the max, but not the vest - the heart of the outfit! It is designed to hit mid-thigh, but not so for a tall woman. So I set aside this part of the set. And I set aside my plans to swim anytime soon. Eventually I forgot the swimsuit and my quest for that refreshing exercise mode dried up.

But then it sparked again, and I tell the tale below!

Enjoy the modesty of specially designed swimsuits for Muslimahs.

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N America Made Alsharifa Veilkini Muslim Swimsuits

Alsharifa Veilkini promotes their four-way stretch fabric, for complete swimming comfort. Fabric remains free of the body even when wet. Hood is attached for convenience. Styles are Dynamic, with longer inseam), Stylish, with the fullest cut and raglan tunic styling, & Wavy, a shorter inseam for the petite style. Included is a collapsible tote bag

Swim Dress With Hood and Leggings

Contemporary graphic print dress tops a sleek set of leggings. Fashion forward.

Chic & Modest Color & Fit Swimsuit

Adeena Modest Muslim Islamic Swimwear - Modest and Fashionable

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Stand out in this high contrast modest cut swimsuit. Muslim women and anyone who values modesty at the beach or pool will love this style.

Stunning Lines on Designer Swimsuit

Aamira Modest Muslim Islamic Swimwear - Modest And Fashionable

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I like the versatility of this design, with close fitting hood, collar trim, and red tie belt.

Youthful Style Modest Swimsuit

Abal- Muslim Full Coverage Swimwear- Isalmic- Modest

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This swimsuit brings simply styling and designer chic to Muslim swimsuit options. I like the unique color.

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Black Accent Swimsuit [Misc.]

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Make a statement in this swimsuit with it's stylin'hood, and trim.

Animal Print Yoke Swimsuit

Aamilah Modest Muslim Islamic Swimwear - Modest and Fashionable

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If you want to stand out from the crowd, choose this stylish muslim swimsuit.

Sleek Tunic Modest Swimsuit

Afifa - Muslim Swimsuits and Islamic Swimwear - Modest and Fashionable

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Trimmest modest swimsuit, for the gal who wants to choose her own headcovering.

Australian Style Muslim Swimwear for all Modest Women in Many Styles & Colors

Modesty is a virtue that can seem undetectable at beaches worldwide, but more and more businesses are established for the purpose of producing suitable bathing suits for those who don't want to "show it all!" These carefully designed swimsuits allow women to swim in public areas without compromising their beliefs. The alternative, for decades, has been for muslim women to rent a whole pool for a section of the day, to provide a closed swimming environment, but groups often only meet for these swims every month or so. With the new modest swimsuits the women can swim more often and at locale venues, comfortably,

When a Calgary, Alberta Province, Canada pool sought to encourage Muslim women to take advantage of the pool's opportunity for participants to swim in their pool while wearing T-shirts, they were surprised to find that: "It wasn't just Muslim women who wanted this," according to Yuka Nakamura, a health and physical education specialist. "An increasing number of women felt more comfortable being covered up and even larger men who felt uncomfortable in a bathing suit and preferred to be in a T-shirt."

TayyibahTaylor, Aziza Magazine noted that "It's not only Muslim women who are making attempts to be modest when they go out. There's also a contingency of Christian women and Jewish women and others who just don't feel that they need to show their bodies. Other women are striving to be modest as well."

Have Yet to Wear my Special New Pool Outfit Designed for Modesty..........

A couple years after I bought that foreign-made muslim woman's swimsuit I happened to go to a fabric store to buy fleece for the "Warm for Winter" campaign that inspires Washington State men and women to make handmade hats and scarves to donate to the homeless.

It was in the tail end of Summer and a few swimsuit fabrics caught my eye as I perused the sale tables. Stretchy regular swim fabric just wouldn't work because, as my suit's story card read, a special lightweight woven fabric was required.

It was desirable to have fabric that is designed to hang loose and shed the water as the wearer steps up out of the water, and the nature of knit fabric is that the threads loop up and down and around, holding the water in.

But woven threads go sideways and half of them run up and down - really, down, if you are standing up, and that's perfect for draining swim water off the fabric). Well, it takes a special fabric composition to swiftly drain the water.

Or --- a woman who has gone to great pains and some expense to retain her modesty while swimming will end up with her swim vest clinging to her tummy and legs as she climbs a pool ladder, or walks up the incline of the sandy beach, and these suits are so different from the surrounding bikini and 1-pc clad girls and women who show most of their skin and all their curves at the local swimming holes, that they draw a lot of attention. In order to enhance the likelihood that the attention I drew was respect for my modesty I wanted the right fabric.

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I found some fabric...........would it work to augment my outfit?!

I found some silky fabric that just might make up into a swim vest, checked it out with the fabric clerk and made my purchase. Sewing a vest on a serger is easy and fast.

I'm not a particularly accomplished serger myself, but I was much less demanding of myself to produce a professional quality swim garment in this swim vest, so a little loop in the edge threading didn't bother me at all.

I was certain that fellow swimmers wouldn't be examining my garment up close.

I cut it extra-long, zipped it up in a flash on my serger, only hand hemming the bottom. I made and serged only one side vent, making it quite long so it would help keep the vest from bunching up around my waist as I swam.

Now I had a swimsuit ready for use. Since my suite had a swimming pool attached it seemed like a perfect opportunity to try out my new suit............but it turned out that I was too wary of vacationers, kids and families who might be discriminatory about this women looking like a scuba diver out of her territory, so the suit sat in my drawer for another year.

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Great Cost Savings on Versatile Pool Wear

Sizes SM to XXL

A modest brown & paisley swimsuit or a gorgeous green & yellow swimsuit, either for $27. Try the Active model in SM $41.85, ranging up to XXL (US size 24), at 57.66.

A purple and pink 3-pc side-wrap skirt with long pants and a separate hood SM $46; SL (US 20) $53.

The FEMININE series HIJABI begins at $49 and ranges up to XL $55. This is styled with a shoulder cape, separate hood, mid-thigh dress, over long pants.

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I searched out a city pool to wear my suit

ready to go!

At last I signed up at the local parks' pool and a few weeks later I actually donned my outfit in the dressing room. When I walked out of the shower room onto the pool deck I felt like I glowed neon blue, and hurried to submerge.

It was an exercise class, filled with middle-aged and older women, who really did look, but thankfully --- not with lust!. No trepidations remained once I did my first swim strokes in that pool; the ladies were friendly and we plunged through those waters as if we were advancing on a beach for an afternoon of surfing.

Likely my style of hijabi swimming outfit made me stand out less because I dispensed with the swimming cap scarf that came with the swimsuit package I had received. That tiny cap portion appeared right-sized for a tot, hardly large enough to contain my shoulder-length hair.

I did cover the rest of my body, and once wet my hairstyle resembled nothing so much as a wet dreary oxen standing out in the rain. That mental image freed me up to swim at the pool.

Before long these swimming periods took hold of my life and I'd arrive early each session to get in a few laps of actual swimming. Some sore muscles and quiverring nerves later and swimming once again resulted in an invigorating weekly exercise that I could only describe as Heavenly!

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Adult and Children's Swimsuits
Full-body zipper suit with wrap dress, and separate stay-put hood to wear outdoors. Scoop neck full short dress with attached bermuda style knee length tights for pool swimming.
Mustaqim Ltd - Modest swimwear
Find full body swimming costumes here, to allow Muslims to enjoy a most healthy sport highly recommended in Islam, yet in non-Muslim environments Muslim women usually refrain from swimming.
The Canadian Muslim
Find swimsuits under Sport/Swimwear or try the Sporty Black 'n Funky Lime colors, Fun & Sporty Long Sport Top + Skirt.
Primo Moda
Primomoda Islamic Swimsuits for modest women. Online Islamic clothing store for women. Features Islamic swimwear, sports suits, Islamic swim suits, modest tops, skirts, formal wear, modest swim suits
Burqini Swimsuits
Two piece swimsuit combination designed to protect against UV rays and to provide modesty. Comes in seven different colors and combinations, in slim-fit and modest-fit styles.
Sleek Swimsuits
Wide gvariety of colors and styles. Zip jacket/pant, pullover tunic/pant for outdoor swimming, and pull-on short dresses with short pants for inside swimming. One piece headcovers.
Long Coat-style swimsuit
3 Piece Islamic Swimsuit ( a sleeveless overall with a front zipper.. A wide coat with a front zipper to wear over it & a matching hijab or head piece ) that won't stick to the body or describe the figure.
Muslim Swim Gear from a Muslim Company
Tunic shirts and swim pants sold separately for great fit. Long loose pant or sport pant with short skirt attached. Swim hood, swim cap or swim scarf.
Modest Islamic Swimwear
One piece and two piece swimsuits. Teen to adult XXXL sizes.
Summer Collection
Brazilian sleek swimsuits with gorgeous flower designs and tremendous variety of prints and colors
Bodykini
Two piece pullover swim set with zip off or sewn on specially designed hood to cover long hair. Black with colored piping and side stripes. Sizes S to XL
Women's, Men's and Girl's Swimsuits
Colorful two piece long sets with hood. Indoor swimsuits in variety of colors. 100% polyester allows material to dry fast, does not cling to body. Designed to prevent billowing in water.
Muslimah Swimwear
Long sleeved A-line with tight pants, similar to scuba suit - one-pieced. With Scarf and Cap, provides complete cover. XXXSmall - XXXLarge.
Hasema
Ladies swimsuits from South Africa..
Island Shirt & Skirted Pant
Swim Caps, Hoods, Shirts, loose pants, keep you covered for swimming
Muslim Swimwear & Islamic Swimsuits
Try the Nadia, Pia, Zafira or Pandora for the most modest fits with nice long tops. Made from 80% Nylon and 20% Lycra for shape retention. Sizes range from S to XXXL. 50+ UV Protection.

The other selections have very short tops, just below the crotch, so what do they accomplish. It seems a little like playing a cat and mouse game, to me, to wear a tight fitting suit when the top will ride up in the water to expose the whole-body shape.
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  • Sylvestermouse May 23, 2012 @ 6:26 pm | delete
    Very pretty swimwear! I much prefer seeing ladies covered modestly, especially myself.
  • Beautiful-Bridal May 17, 2012 @ 2:38 pm | delete
    Very attractive, modest swimwear!
  • d-artist Mar 19, 2012 @ 5:57 pm | delete
    Very interesting lens...I love learning something new, especially pertaining customs to other religions...thanks for sharing!
  • success4ever Jan 24, 2012 @ 11:29 am | delete
    Very thoughtful lens :)
  • SereneSea Jan 24, 2012 @ 8:24 am | delete
    Very modest and awesome swim-suits for women.
  • cffutah Oct 12, 2011 @ 7:44 pm | delete
    interesting indeed. gave you a 'thumbs up' for this being a creative lens with a topic I've never seen before.
  • gottaloveit Oct 11, 2011 @ 9:28 pm | delete
    Wow! Looks like swimming wouldn't be one of my favorite activities but it was an interesting read.
  • frances Sep 22, 2011 @ 4:39 pm | delete
    Don't think I will be wearing one of these but this was definitely interesting to read. I hadn't realised there were so many issues to dressing modestly in the water.
  • vallain Aug 19, 2011 @ 11:13 pm | delete
    Quite interesting. I hadn't considered how this would work for those chosing traditional Muslim attire.
  • AccessKeys Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:51 pm | delete
    Nice Collection.

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  • May 7, 2008 @ 1:25 am | delete
    This is really fantastic information, many of muslim womens are not showing interest to swim, because they have some traditional sentiment and all those things, I think this lens is providing more information for swimsuits.
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Sleek and Sporty Modest Swimsuit 

Modest Blue Swimsuit [Misc.]

Amazon Price: $54.49 (as of 06/02/2012)Buy Now

Periwinkle blue trendy swim set combines modesty and fun. No all black here - get in the swim in blue!

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Modest Islamic Swimwear Swimsuit

Amazon Price: $95.00 (as of 06/02/2012)Buy Now

Full body covering in this 50+ SPF swimsuit, designed for Muslims and others who seek modest swimwear. Wear this swimsuit and know that it will never cling to the body. Since the fabric dries easily, the comfort factor is very high. I like the simplicity of this modest style. This suit is a winner!