JOURNAL
The Sport Report
Notes on Pera, stories from our Sunday swims, dive trips and lessons from the girls.
By sport
Bikinis for surfing
Surf bikinis that stay on when the set rolls through
No more fishing your bottoms out of the whitewash. What to look for in a surf bikini that stays put.
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Volleyball bikinis
Volleyball bikinis: dive for the ball, not your top
Jumping, diving and face-planting in the sand, without a single adjustment.
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Freediving swimwear
Freediving swimwear for duck dives, fins and wetsuits
From fin kicks to the way a wetsuit sits over your swimmers, here's what matters below the surface.
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Scuba diving swimwear
What to wear under a scuba wetsuit and BCD
The knots and clasps you'll feel under a BCD, and the pieces that make peeling off a wetsuit easier.
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Ocean swimming
Ocean swimming: getting through the shore break and going long
Surf entries, moving water, cold starts and the chafe that shows up on longer swims.
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Lap swimming
Lap swimming in a bikini: turns, push-offs and chlorine
What pool training asks of a bikini, plus how to look after it after a chlorine session.
Read →Support and fit
Sports bra bikinis
Sports bra bikinis (and why your gym bra isn't one)
Can you swim in a gym bra? Why sweat fabric and seawater don't get along, and what to wear instead.
Read →Supportive bikini tops
Supportive bikini tops: where the support actually comes from
How bands, straps and fabric work together, plus how our crossback and halter tops compare.
Read →Where we swim
Sydney swimwear
A little about us, from our Sydney home
Why we started Pera here, how our beaches shape the pieces, and where your order ships from.
Read →Ocean swims in Sydney
Our favourite ocean swims in Sydney
Ocean pools, surf beaches and sleepy harbour bays. The Sydney swims worth setting an alarm for.
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