H.MILES Men's Rash Vest Short Sleeve Male Adults Rashguard Swim Base Layer Snorkeling Swimming Surfing Tops Diving Beach T-Shirt

I bought exactly the same H.Miles short-sleeved rash vest I regularly replace every two to three years, in the same XL size. These are *meant* to be very close-fitting. But despite now being 42 pounds (19kg) lighter than when I last bought this, the fit was *much* tighter than expected. It would absolutely *not* have fitted me at my old weight.Also take the “quick drying” claim with a *huge* pinch of salt. As with all similar rash vests these more than double their weight when wet and do not respond at all well to being wrung out. Put them on a drying rack overnight in a warm country and they’re still wet the next morning. They do dry fairly quickly if you keep wearing them OR if you roll them up in a very absorbent large towel. The drying delays mean that I always take two of these away with me on snorkelling trips: one to wear and one to dry. The same reluctance to dry applies to my SEAC-branded rash vests so I assume that it’s common to all Lycra/elastane garments.If you’re a brand-conscious type (I’m not) then you may be annoyed that over the course of two weeks usage on alternate days the small and highly-reflective “H.Miles” logo on the chest usually vanishes. That’s a bonus to me as I hate paying for “the privilege” of advertising any clothing manufacturer.The claimed SPF factor of 50 appears to be pretty conservatively set at a safe level. The true SPF is somewhat higher. Despite many hours of snorkelling and laying on beaches/boats waiting for this to dry, I never got sunburned or even tanned. But the exposed parts of my body where I used a highly water-resistant SPF 50 sun lotion did turn brown. This is a good feature: far better to under-promise and over-deliver than the opposite of getting sunburnt skin. All of my previous H.Miles rash vests have given the same high level of skin protection against sunburn.EDIT: I’ve now found that although I definitely ordered XL size and that the sealed packaging confirmed that, the vest I was sent is a size M (for Medium). That totally explains the tightness but does not explain how the packaging contained the wrong size garment. Amazon have now refunded me for this item, but it’s not going to improve my star rating as this fault should not have occurred.

Good for swimming.

Used for swimming in a pool

fits comfortably and hopefully will do the job

Happy with the quality of this item. I've worn it a few times in the sea and it has washed fine and is still as good as new.I normally wear size UK Large in t-shirts, but I went with XL here and it fits perfectly.

Worked really well good sizing and comfortable.Would recommend

Took me a few orders to finally get the size I was happy with...I found my usual size very tight fitting, ok swim tops are suppose to be tight but this I found was tight to the point it was uncomfortable...Eventually after finding the size I was happy with I found it perfect, was ideal for the outdoor swimming park it was purchased for...Very lightweight, comfortable and nice colours - basically how it was intended...I only dropped a star due to the confusion over the sizes

Purchased ahead of a planned trip to Orlando in the summer to wear in the water parks. Wore 4 times for a full day in 35 degree heat and no burning or chaffing. Does exactly what it says on the tin.