Ocean Blues Athletic Boyshort One-Piece

The straps are the part to look at first: wide and flat across the shoulder, so the suit stays put through a flip turn or a set of water aerobics. Below them a built-in bra holds removable pads, and the body runs down into a boyshort leg with contrasting panels along each side. Full coverage at the back, a scoop at the front, and a polyester blend with spandex for the stretch.

After a swim, take the pads out before the suit goes in the wash, rinse it in cold water and lay it flat; the pads go back in through the inside of the bra. Sizes run S to 3XL in one row. Ten colourways, most of them a dark body with a bright side panel, and a plain black for anyone who wants the cut without the stripe.

One of 11 on the one-piece swimsuits rail in the Ocean Blues shelves. It also answers to one-piece swimsuits. A size letter describes the garment rather than a body, and the way we keep the figures current is set out on how we update the catalogue.