Apostolic Swimwear
 

Hello! I am an Apostolic male. I know that modesty in dress is different from person to person and church to church. I personally do not wear shorts or short sleeves (typically 3/4 length sleeves or longer). I am able to find tons of websites selling modest swimwear for women but not alot for men. What sites I find that do have mens swimwear, I would'nt consider modest or holy. Does anyone know of some websites or have any suggestions, thoughts, or advice? Thank you!

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hey, you could check out historical swim wear and have made a 1920's style outfit. :thumbsup :happydance :heeheehee

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Oh, I am having a hard time holding back from saying (and posting) what I want to say!

:heeheehee

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I'm not sure how to take that?

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"back in the day", we were at the national biblequiz, at a really nice hotel, and our own entire teams (and coaches) all jumped in the pool completely dressed. I look back now thinking boy that was weird.

It's shorts (to the knee) and t shirt for me now, in or out of the pool, but I respect others' different convictions.

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Modest swimwear to me means to swim mixed company. I'm not for mixed company swimming.

If I'm swimming with all guys (let's say in a camping setting), then I don't need modest swimwear. :)

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Great point!

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Tee shirt and longer shorts wont work for you?

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Not only does it protect against the cold but it is also modest at the beach!

http://blog.jiwok.com/en/wp-content/...now-jacket.jpg

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We're going to a beach and I do plan on taking my kids to the beach. This may or may not be mixed. Regardless most beaches and pools are never 100% private. So If am reading your post correctly then it only matters who is in the water. It doesn't matter who is around and may see you? Just for the record, the same amount lust can occur if half naked person was sitting on a church pew with mixed company or that same half naked person was swimming in a pool with mixed company. Adding water would'nt make is sinful.

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Can you stop please?....

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When I go swimming if its at the beach my wife and I get as far away from others as possible. Sometimes we have just went swimming in the River completley private. I always wear a tee shirt and blue jeans in swimming.

I do think its wrong to swim alongside women who are practically naked.

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People lust after people fully clothed.

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Very true!

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1) If your personal conviction is long pants and 3/4 length sleeves then just wear long pants and 3/4 length sleeves that would be comfortable swimming in.

2) If those are your convictions then I would assume that you would have some convictions about mixed bathing. Which if that is the case then as already has been pointed out you would only swim with only those of your own gender or those of your family in private and then your clothing would not be an issue.

You can't have it both ways.

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Yes, The point here is.... Finding some swim friendly clothing. Example, perhaps a shirt made of water wicking light weight material. I am able to find many long sleeve shirts like that. Currently looking for the same in pants or really long shorts? The problem here is that everyone seems to want to debate the issue of holiness, tell me what I should be doing, point ourt mixed bathing (Not even a topic I care to address at this time) and avoid the topic that I posted. Back to the topic, in summary, I need to know if anyone knows a good website or place to find swimming clothings that fits in line with the idea of modesty. I find it hard to believe that everyone with convictions just swims in jeans. If they do, great for them... Again, my post was about looking for an alternative. People can follow convictions without getting an itchy rash from wet denim. So if anyone know of such place to make that purchase please let me know.

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Honestly, the best swim ware you can find is stuff made for scuba -it is light AND modest. I would seriously look into it.

http://www.onlinescubalessons.com/st...es/hotskin.jpe

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If God wanted us in the water, He'd put fins on us!!

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Lol

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Definitely not modest. Shows every curve and ....:heeheehee

mdmuenstermann, I don't mean to debate the holiness or standard aspect of your inquiry but to me it just seems to present a paradox.

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Swimshorts to the knees and a t-shirt.

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Hey bro, maybe this is what you're looking for. http://www.coolibar.com/03507.html?s_kwcid=TC|8789|swimming%20pants%20for% 20men||S|b|7638884414

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Well...it is swimwear.

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Or perhaps these...http://gtmsportswear.com/swimming/products/pants

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Good work. Those should fit the ticket. Now all we have to do is get everyone else at the beach to wear the same thing to make it total apostolic friendly.

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I hate that pentecostals choose to cut themselves away from so many normal family activities. It's refreshing to find one that wants to have a normal life with something as simple as going to the beach.

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Thank you!

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Websites are great! Thank you again!

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What is funny is that I am as open as they come -some would even say "liberal!" when it comes to standards. SOME would even whisper that I have none.

Yet, my 16 year old son is visiting us this weekend and I have to say that I am VERY aware of what he sees (and often hope that certain things I see, he doesn't). We went to San Diego Monday and I was very uncomfortable when we went to the beach after spending a few hours at Sea World.

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As some would, when they battle the things they feel convicted of.

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Oh, I would have had no problems there being there with just me and my wife, but my son really was not prepared, especially coming from the Midwest where certain things are not the norm.

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RandyWayne,
That is no doubt the true father instinct coming out! It was in there
all the time. You just needed the son to come visit you for it to surface!:nod

Blessings!

Falla39

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I can certainly respect that.

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Oh, I would be the worlds worst father if he lived with me full time, and even double that if I had a daughter, as far as what I would let him/her see or do (and not in a liberal way but in a deep ultra-protectionist way). LOL
I guess they words they would use for me when describing me to their friends would be "stifling!".
My daughter would be the only one who was not allowed to date until the age of 21 and even then her curfew would be 8 pm.

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Honestly bro, it's your personal conviction on how you feel about mixed bathing. So whatever you decide, I'm certain you will be in tune with the Holy Spirit.

I would agree with this. Sometimes you can find a good spot in at a lake where you're enclosed and what not.

Negative. If I'm swimming, a female is nowhere in sight and if she comes in sight chances are she's either A) A park ranger, and B) A passerby. In either case, I would stay completely submerged until that person moved along.

My point is. I, personally, do not go mixed company swimming. If I do go swimming with the guys, the site has been previously scoped out and booked for our use only. :) Hope this helps!

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Cindy, you are so correct.

But because someone is able and capable of lusting over someone who is fully dressed, does that then make it okay for everyone to dress half naked because people are gonna lust anyway? Heaven forbid that would happen.

I wouldn't want my wife (if I had one) to run around half naked and create a stumbling block for my brothers or anyone else for that matter. (And I don't want anyone messing with what's mine and vice versa.) I believe I'm in the book when I speak of this principle as well. (Romans 14:13, and I Corinthians 8:9. I also realize I Corinthians context is referring to Idol sacrificed meat, however the principle and the Spirit still applies to this.)

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I swim with knee lengh shorts as do most men I see or board shorts and I go without a shirt for a few hours then put one on so I don't get burnt to a crisp...lol

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I was raised in Los Angeles County on the beach. We typically wore beach attire and often went out in public in bikinis with shorts over the bottoms as typical summer wear. To this day one can see women shopping in the grocery or getting an oil change in this kind of dress in those places. I don't think the little skin shown in a pair of board shorts and a T will make the slightest impression in a beach community, let alone on the sand or in the water.

I am not advocating for nekkidness. I prefer people covered, I think God prefers people to be covered, and it certainly lowers the risk of skin cancer.
But I'd say if you are going to the beach, just don't sweat it. :)

When we go to the beach we just wear swimwear. Not the skimpiest string bikini but nothing that makes us stand out either, trusting that everyone's eyes are occupied elsewhere.

If you feel you must have special clothing for this rare event and don't mind spending a goodly amount of money for something you will hardly ever use there is great swimwear that covers everything. Check out sites that sell sun-protection clothing and swimwear for the best selections. You will even blend in at most beaches where there are now a lot of people that keep their skin covered for all kinds of reasons having nothing to do with holiness standards.

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Oh... and as a reminder... If you have kept your skin covered for decades be extra careful to apply a waterproof sunscreen like Bullfrog often or you will burn like a crispy fry.

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You may want to re think going to a mixed beach, lest you lust after someone. Even if you and your family are dressed in "modest" swimwear, there will of course be partially nude women there and if you wouldn't want your wife to be seen, then why would YOU want to see other women? Just wondering~