Swim adidas Adizero Freestyle Swimsuit Women's vs Women's Bottom Turn Racerback Bikini Top: which is safer?
Patagonia Women's Bottom Turn Racerback Bikini Top is the clear pick. adidas Swim adidas Adizero Freestyle Swimsuit Women's carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Adidas
Swim adidas Adizero Freestyle Swimsuit Women's
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePFAS in water-repellent (water-repellent coating) coating
PossibleMicroplastic shedding from coating degradation
ReportedChlorine and UV degradation accelerating leaching
Our pick
Patagonia
Women's Bottom Turn Racerback Bikini Top
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleElastane (spandex) degradation under heat or chlorine
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in water-repellent (DWR) coating, Microplastic shedding from coating degradation and Chlorine and UV degradation accelerating leaching on the Adidas and not on the Patagonia.
- We flag Elastane (spandex) degradation under heat or chlorine on the Patagonia and not on the Adidas.
- The Adidas is Polyester with water-repellent treatment where the Patagonia is Nylon/polyester blend with elastane (standard swimwear), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 70 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Patagonia is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Adidas grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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