Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I’m around 5'6"-5’7”,145lbs, & 36DDD bra size. (I wear a women's 6-8 and size ‘Medium’ in almost everything, except bathing suit tops where I wear a "Large"). My guide is: *For light swimming- (36 bra = 36 suit) *For competitive swimming - (36 bra = 34 suit) *For casual swimming - (36 bra = 38 suit) (For light swimming, the suit it initially SUPPOSED to fit tight. Not painful, not impossible to get on, just very snug. They WILL stretch with more use & as soon as you go in the water!) As I said in my title, “TRUE TO SIZE FOR COMPETITIVE SWIMMERS”!!!! With that said, If you are looking to use this to swim *competitively* (meaning, you will get lots of use out of it) I would STILL say to order one size down. Just as my High School Swim coach always said, “Always order a size down (or two) in order for it to stretch out through the season.” If you order too big, it will be falling off you by the end of the season. I ordered a 36, instead of a 34 (which I wore when I was competing), because I only plan to use this for light exercise (2 swims a week). I WOULD have ordered a size smaller if I was for competing or using it 5+ days a week. Please please note that this is a COMPETITIVE SUIT, therefore sizes will reflect that. That is just how competitive suits are supposed to fit for each size at first. OVERALL: PROS: great slimming fit, thick(er) straps for support, & complete side breast coverage! (Which is oh so hard to find!) CONS: NONE! (Back end rises up a bit, but will stretch out with wear)!