Heather, I'd recommend in the future you rinse the suit out really well as soon as possiable after your in chloranated water...that's the problem. Theres chlorine in that water?? The chlorine sits in the fabric causing it to yellow. This is what happens to clothes washed in chlorine bleach if its not rinsed well.

Its almost impossiable to rinse the chlorine out in a timely manner so there's little you can do to prevent this..lol.

Mama, Thank you. Yes, I do try and rinse well and quickly, but I guess not well enough or quickly enough. I will still wear this suit till the elastic fails, which I'm guessing isn't far behind.

I hate shopping for bathing suits. HATE IT!!!!! But as far as problems go this is a little one. I do have other suits but this one covered well but still allowed real swimming. And I could get a wetsuit over it easily.

What do you use to neutralize chlorine?

I believe you can order laundry antichlor on Amazon..but if you go to your local pet/fish store they sell it in with the aquarium supplies. Its in a yellow bottle and the front says its to neutralize chlorine in tap water..you add so many drops per gallon of water and it takes maybe 60 seconds. I used to use it when I hand washed a black silk blouse of mine that I did not want fading..silk seems to fade easily.

There's really no way to prevent the chlorine in public water from causing fading, (I know you didn't want antichlor for public water, but for your washing lol) Just the time your in the water would be all it takes to fade.

Was that water nice and steamy and were you sipping a hot buttered rum LOL.

Yes, the water was wonderfully steamy. And each section of the pools has different water jets to massage different parts of your body. Here is a Youtube video of Spa Castle

I only go in the pools, but many people bring their whole family and spend the whole day. I go home so tired and relaxed after a couple of hours.

Never ever in the dryer and I have never noticed yellowing before, but this is at least 6 years old and my favorite. I wear it 4 out of 5 times. It's a tankini that is long enough not to show my mid section and cut not to cling too much, with sport short bottoms that have a pocket for keys and goes from kayak to swimming with no issues. I have plenty of one piece suits but really like the convenience of a 2 piece with complete coverage. In the spring I guess I will have to look at Land's End for a new suit. The store I bought this suit in is out of business.

I bet a sink soak with some sodium percarbonate/oxi clean/peroxide after use would work well, as they neutralize chlorine

Maybe choose a color other than white? Also, "professional" swimwear like Speedos are expensive but should last a long time.

NPW-I am a water girl and Speedos are great for lap swims. I don't have any white or light colored suits except this one suit has a light colored stripped section. But you are right I usually choose a dark suit. I have also learned that for me it's worth a few extra dollars if something is very functional and comfortable. Rather have one great suit than ten so so suits.

sspeer9-Thanks for the info. So Oxi Clean would neutralize the chlorine without fading? I guess if the chlorine hasn't faded the suit nothing will. It just looks yellowed and dull almost like it has a yellow haze on the light section. Regardless I will wear this suit till the spandex and elastic fails. It's just that comfy.

Repeated use of chlorine even from a pool will cause the yellowing..no way around it. Wear your suit and enjoy it Heather..trust me no ones looking at the stripe..haha.