BEGINNER SURFER
Your daughter is starting to surf in very small waves. She stays where she's comfortable and accompanied. She wants to have fun in the waves and discover new sensations. As she learns to surf, she'll be dropping into waves that aren't at all powerful. We've designed swimsuits adapted to the little surfer's morphology to hold her in the waves.
MORPHOLOGY
The HANALEI 1-piece swimsuit has a very sporty, feminine look. Its cross-back allows the surfer to clear her shoulders and improve freedom of movement.
Its cut has also been designed to avoid maximum friction against the board and waxe.
WAVE HOLDING TEST
We design swimsuits whose promise is to hold up in the wave. To evaluate them, we call on a panel of at least 12 surfers of different morphologies to follow a pool test protocol in our design offices in Hendaye. The aim of this protocol is to reproduce the sensations experienced by the surfer when she is tossed by a wave. If the test is conclusive, we head out to sea to test our swimwear in real-life conditions.
GIRL'S SWIMSUIT SIZE
At Decathlon, we design swimsuits for young surfers with their growth in mind, which is why we systematically associate stature with size, i.e. the child's height, since age alone does not guarantee the right size. In fact, two 10-year-old girls can have totally different heights, measurements, weights and morphologies. We also recommend an in-cabin fitting if possible.
OUR GIRLS SWIMSUIT STATURES
Here's the link between age and stature on our swimwear labels:
4/5 years: from 105 to 114 cm
5/6 years: from 115 to 124 cm
7/8 years: from 125 to 132 cm
8/9 years: from 133 to 142 cm
10/11 years: from 143 to 150 cm
12/13 years: from 151 to 160 cm
14/15 years: from 161 to 169 cm
DRY CUTTING AND WET CUTTING
To ensure a perfect fit in the water, we have to adjust our models when dry, because once in the water, swimwear relaxes. We therefore advise you to choose the right size. The swimsuit must fit snugly on your body in the cabin, so you feel supported. The elastane contained in some of the components used in our swimsuits softens and relaxes in the water.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXCHANGE YOUR SWIMSUIT?
The size or model doesn't suit you? Would you like to make an exchange at your local Decathlon store? No problem, just make sure you don't cut the label off the swimsuit in case you want to exchange it.
OLAIANTHE SURF BRAND FROM DECATHLON
OLAIAN DECATHLON
Based in Hendaye, in the south-west of France, is Decathlon's surf brand. In our "feet in the water" offices, we can design a swimsuit in a single day, then test it directly in the surf to check its performance in the wave, its comfort and its solidity. OLAIAN
