The Ultimate Modest Swimwear Guide
Looking for modest swimwear? The good news is that there are so many options available these days! This post will show you where to find modest swimwear. Find something that works for you in the ultimate modest swimwear guide!
There are also modest swimsuit options for girls and some modest maternity swimwear ideas in this post as well.
The Ultimate Modest Swimwear Guide
Every spring, we eagerly anticipate swimming season. It’s one of the highlights of summer for our family.
Swimwear for the boys is easy, but it seems like I’m often doing a Google search for “modest swimwear” for the girls in our home.
After doing just such a search earlier this spring, I decided to simplify things and create this Ultimate Modest Swimwear Guide so that all of my search results would be in one place as a helpful resource.
Because modesty standards vary from family to family, I’ve included a broad range of styles in this guide. Some families prefer sleeves and long leggings and skirts on their swimwear, and you’ll find sources for those here. And I’ve also included sleeveless options for those who prefer that. I’ve tried to include options for everyone!
Some of the swimwear options I’ve included can be made more modest by adding a swim skirt, leggings, or board shorts.
You’ll also find ideas for altering ready-made suits to be more modest, and a list of patterns to sew your own.
Ready-Made Modest Swimwear
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Lime Ricki
Rey Swimwear
Under Cover Waterwear
Coolibar
Aqua Modesta
Lands’ End Rash Guard Tees
L.L. Bean
HydroChic
Woman Within
Modestly Yours Swimwear
Modswim
Modest Activewear
Modest Swimwear on Amazon
Did you know you can find a modest swimsuit on Amazon? The awesome thing about ordering from Amazon is that you can often get free shipping and returns are easy!
Here are some of the modest swimsuit options I found (there are so many available!):
Swim Skirt with Attached Leggings
Kosher Casual Swim Skirt with Attached Leggings
Mikarose Modest Tankini Top
Modest Floral Tankini
Modest Striped Vintage Swim Dress
Modest Swimsuit with Short Sleeves and Swim Skirt
Modest Women’s Swimsuit
Modest 2-Piece Swim Dress
3/4 Sleeve Swimsuit
Swimsuit with 3/4 Sleeves and Capri Leggings
Custom Made Swimwear
Modest Maternity Swimwear
Creations by Savannah has some very cute maternity swimwear options, like the one pictured below:
There’s also this very useful maternity nursing swim top from Kathryn’s Creations:
Modest Maternity Swimsuit on Amazon
Sew Your Own Modest Swimsuit
If you’re interested in sewing your own modest swimsuit, here are the modest swimwear patterns I found.
My Childhood Treasures offers this very cute leotard/swimsuit pattern that comes with an option for an attached skirt. You could customize this in so many ways!
Ideas for Adapting a Ready-Made Suit
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This Year’s Almost Free Modest Swimsuit:
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Love that I can feel comfy in a swimsuit again! What I would really like to see is more boy shorts.
I agree, I think it’s so great that there are so many options these days!
I love this list all in one place!! I have a modest swim wear business where ladies can customize their suit by choosing the fabrics, style, lengths, and fill in all of their measurements for a custom fit. 🙂
Thanks so much for sharing!
What a great list of options! Not only do these add some modesty, but they offer offer a lot more sun protection than traditional swimwear. I’m visting from the Simple Life Mom blog hop!
Some really nice options here – so good to know there are modest options available! Thanks for sharing with us at The Blogger’s Pit Stop!
Joy, nobody enjoys swimsuit shopping, so all these online choices are great to know about! I love wearing a Lands End rash guard over any swimsuit I get. Covers the plunging neckline AND provides sun protection. #BloggersPitStop
Great! So glad it was helpful!
Thank you! This is really fun to have all these options in one place. Delete if this is not permitted but I started a modest swimwear shop on etsy. It’s not big by any stretch of the imagination, but what could I do to get it listed with your list of modest swimwear?
Just added a link to your shop, Amanda! Always happy to support small business owners. 🙂
I loved this post today and I’m so glad I found you thanks to the #breakingthru linkup. I had been searching for years for a modest bathing suit that I felt was attractive and was struggling through the changing fashion trends and cost. I found mine this year through Athleta which not only has rash guards but also has some great tankinis. Mine has a lovely higher neck and great support for a large chested woman. I also got the board shorts swim trunks from them and I felt comfortable and attractive without showing all my bits. It was disturbing to see the level of skin most people are comfortable with.
So glad it was helpful! Thanks for sharing where you found yours!
This is a wonderful resource! My girls and I always have a hard time find a modest swimsuit. I’m sharing this! Thank you!
Thanks, Whitney! Glad it was helpful!
Thanks so much for sharing this! I’m going to pin it to come back to later when I need to find some swimwear. I’ve been wearing t-shirts and shorts over bathing suits for years, both for modesty and to protect my super-fair skin from the sun, but I never loved how I felt or looked all layered up like that. I’m so glad to see so many companies are creating swimwear that is modest but also cute!
Glad it was helpful, Sarah! I agree, it’s so encouraging to see all the cute and modest swimwear available these days!
This is an amazing list! From personal experience, I found Modli to be the best website to buy modest swimwear. They sell so many different styles and they have a great variety of modesty.
They do have some great choices!
Oh, I loved this post! Such stunning modest swimwear! Last year I was so upset…I couldn NOT find a costume that would allow me to swim comfortably and still be modest… Then one day I was working on my Etsy shop and the Lord directed my eye to Cover up for Christ! Wow! I was amazed and so delighted! When I saw that Bree didn’t normally ship to South Africa, I sent her a message and asked if she would make an exception… She was SO wonderful and my costume arrived swiftly and fitted beautifully… That was the other thing that prevented me from finding just the right costume – I don’t fit a ‘one size fits all’ and Bree custom made it for me, praise the Lord! This season I enjoyed every moment swimming and never once felt uncomfortable or even odd for my very different costume – it is both beautiful and practical! So thankful to the Lord!
Thank you, Kelly-Anne! And I’m so glad to hear your positive review of Cover up for Christ! It sounds like she does a great job! 🙂
Great resources! I’m swimsuit shopping with my 12-year-old right now, so this is helpful.
#mommymoments
So glad it’s helpful, Jenny! Thanks for stopping by!
I love my bathing suit from Land’s End, I highly recommend their swimwear. They are a little bit more pricey, but a great quality, I’ve had mine for three years now.
Lands’ End does have great quality. My daughters have had swimwear from there and they’ve held up really well. We often wait for their end-of-season sales and have found great deals! And then when we’re done with them, they always sell well on eBay! 🙂
For plus ladies, Woman Within had a GREAT modest selection this year. Swim tees and tasks (not fitted like land’s end), swim skorts, lots of swim dresses and skirts, high neck suits. I was thrilled!!! In years past KMart had a great modest selection, too (though I haven’t looked there recently).
I just took a look at Woman Within, and you’re right, they do have some great modest options this year! I’ll add them to the post. Thanks so much for sharing!
Divita Sole, Downeast Basics,Jen Clothing are some other sites that carry some decent tankinis.
Thanks for mentioning those sites—I’ll add them to the post!
I have seen a lot of these, but I feel I like I always need something or something just does not quite work. I have a tankini with a skirt know, but I was holding down my top and skirt a lot. In your top photo collage, what is the source for the middle shorts on top? Those short are perfect.
Those shorts are great, aren’t they? They’re from Coolibar, and you can find them on this page: http://www.coolibar.com/thumbnail/Women/Swimwear/Shorts-Tights-Skirts/pc/2240/c/2186/2211.uts
Wow, they come in grey too. Those are really nice. I think I want (when I can afford it) a Rey top, skirt, and those pants, and I think I would feel cute and comfortable. It really has to be both for me or I won’t swim.
I know, I like the grey ones, too. And I agree with you, cute and comfortable are both important (and I’ve had several modest swimsuits that were comfortable but I didn’t feel cute in them, so I’m hoping to not repeat that experience!). 🙂
Thanks so much for gathering all these resources!! I’ll be pinning this to refer to in the future!
You’re welcome, Tracey! And thanks so much for pinning!
Hi, Joy! Thank you for including Becca’s ruched top post in your excellent collection of resources! I love all the wonderful modest things available to us now 🙂
Blessings, friend!
I love Becca’s ruched top! So classic and lovely. I know, isn’t it great how many modest things are available now? It’s truly encouraging. Blessings to you, friend!