How to handle bathing suit and towel for high school PE?
My 9th grader has swimming every other day and loves it -- but the bathing suit and towel are a constant problem, getting forgotten, growing mold in a plastic bag in the knapsack, etc. What's a good way to manage these items? I suggested hanging them up in the school locker, since the lockers have vents, and my son rejected this idea, saying that the vents aren't big enough to allow for enough air circulation to prevent mold growth. But I feel like the bag is at least as bad, and the darned stuff gets left at home more often than not, because PE is every other day.
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Your son is somewhat mistaken. As long as the suit is not in a completely closed container, it will dry. It may take a while, but it will dry. More likely he doesn't like putting on a slightly damp, cold swimsuit. The solution for that is to run it under some warm water before putting it on.
For a bag, one idea is to get a backpack designed specifically for swimmers. There are several different varieties, including duffel bags, and almost all of them have a mesh pocket in the bottom for damp items:
Bottom line, though, is that if he really likes swimming that much, he needs to get used to taking care of his equipment. Once you get in a routine, it's not that hard.
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