BALEAF Women’s Racerback Athletic One Piece Swimsuit

Fits great almost everywhere except the huge gaping arm holes and the lining by the crotch is way too tight and cutting into my skin. Otherwise the fit is great at the butt, belly, and chest. It covers everything well with no wedgies even when walking. A little matronly looking, but I would have kept it had the arm holes not looked so huge.

I didn’t give 5 stars ONLY because it hasn’t been in the water yet, so I haven’t assessed how the suit soaks and ‘drags’ or holds up yet. But it looks excellent and I really would give it 5 stars I’m sure once I’ve swum.

Now…as to sizing and fit…
I’m 5 ft 6.5 inches and approx. 195 lbs (recently ~215, so I wasn’t leaping to fit smaller just yet, in case who knows…). In addition, my fitting issue is that my chest is always an inch bigger than my hips proportionately, while all the women’s sizing charts show the reverse, ie hips a bit bigger than chest measurement. That being said, I was looking for some level of comfortable/sporty chest support and compression in this suit because I want to lap swim, and I don’t need an additional pocket of water between my boobs dragging down my suit, slowing me down, and needing me to yank up and remove said water every lap or so. So, I was happy to roll the dice on a smaller chest size suit for a better swim fit. On a side note, for this purpose, I do wish the neck was cut a bit higher. Please note that it’s a little more scoop-y than sport needs would dictate.

I first ordered the 42, based on the measurements in the bust-waist-hip sizing chart (I’m 45.5-38-44.5) that Baleaf provides in this listing, but the suit felt too big…the crotch fell a little lower, there were a few folds between the boobs, and the thigh openings seem to fall lower than my thigh crease and turn into some sort of boy short thing. I did a little more investigation, and found this other chart that I’m attaching which I dug up somewhere on some reviewer’s site, and boy, was it helpful. It shows sizing by height and weight, rather than by B-W-H measurements, and of course, YMMV but I think it should be taken into account for size. The suit stretches both ways, so some people might use the stretch horizontally if needed, or those with short or long torsos should take this into account as well. I have long legs, hence I needed less stretchy torso length if that makes sense. That’s why the 42 crotch was falling lower for me.

I ordered the 40 and it fit just right. Which, if I had gone strictly by the B-W-H chart, I wouldn’t even have tried (because note that my bust measurement would have been 4″ bigger than the suit size maximum! I didn’t even need to re-try the 42 but I did since I had both in the house, and there was no comparison. I would even say I’m hovering on the edge of 38. Like if I was a competition swimmer getting the classic tight fit, I would be able to go with 38. I’m content to get started with the 40 though. It’s snug enough, but comfortable, easy to get on and off (dry so far haha), but when/if it stretches after some use, I can see it getting less efficient.

I went into this detail because the other reviews helped me so much, and I hope this adds to someone’s insight (or further confusion!)

The cup liners are annoying and have weird folds out of the package, and I may pull them out to lap swim, because I basically do not care if nipple outlines offend lol! But I’ll try them out anyway to start. If they add soggy drag, then they’ll come out. But, otherwise the bust fit is nice, the shelf band hits in the right place, and there is no side spillage.

Overall…I’m very pleased with this suit and look forward to using it, and will come back to Baleaf for more if it works out.

Update: It’s performing great in the water, so I’m changing to 5 stars. I never bothered with the liners and it was fine. There is a little more pouching around the stomach with excess material when wet, but not noticeable at my level of swimming. I am really happy with this suit.

5’2” 114 lbs..xs fit me perfectly.
Attractive comfortable suit…fits well, no loose or too tight straps..
Perfect for my Aqua Aerobics class and lap swimming

I’ve tried many one piece suits and this one finally fits. I especially like the natural shape of the bust support, the straps, and the strong fabric. The design of the back makes it a bit difficult for someone older like me to pull it up completely. It would be great if they carried a royal blue, but overall this suit is what I needed to go to the beach.

Me compraré más está genial y me quedo súper bien lo seleccione en base a la tabla de talla. Fácil de vestir súper cómodo y hace buen fit en pompis.

La relación calidad y precio es excelente 👌. El forro permite que nada se transparente y cuando tienes un poco de panza como yo, ayuda mucho tener ese doble refuerzo. Me encantó el corte del traje de baño forma una figura perfecta sin que nada se salga de su lugar🩱 Me siento hermosa y lista para regresar a clases de natación.