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Great products, great customer service, great mission! Worth every penny.

- Michelle Rumbaut, TX

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Whale Shark Warrior Reversible Scoop Bikini Top

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Not your average swimsuit, you’ll notice the difference the moment it’s in your hands. Versatile, reversible design - 2 prints in 1. Built with our signature activewear fabric that creates a cocoon of compression in all the right places and a robust stay-put fit that you’ll appreciate no matter what adventure lies ahead.

Characteristic spots and stripes adorn the largest fish in the sea forming an intricate pattern, like a warrior painted for battle. Scientists use these distinctive markings to identify individual whale sharks. Like a fingerprint, each is as unique and special as the last.

    1. Reversible design for versatility - 2 prints in 1 suit
    2. Built with our signature robust activewear fabric and a secure fit to keep up, stay put and feel confident
    3. Edge binding provides extra structure to prevent rolling or movement without digging in
    4. 100% chlorine, sun, saltwater and sunscreen resistant print
    5. Resilient 4-way stretch and recovery for shape retention in and out of the water
    6. UPF 50+ sun protection (max rating achievable)
    7. Tear away tag
  • Reversible design featuring our signature and silk weight fabrics for comfortable compression where you want it and quick-dry where you don’t.

    Signature fabric: 88% Repreve® RPET (recycled polyester made from post-consumer plastic bottles), 12% spandex

    Silk weight fabric: 91% Repreve® RPET (recycled polyester made from post-consumer plastic bottles), 9% spandex

UPF 50+ Sun Protection (Max Rating Achievable)

100% Fade-Proof From Chlorine, Sun & Saltwater

Anti-Microbial = Smell-Resistant

Fibers Mechanically Engineered For Quick-Dry & Moisture-Wicking

Made From Recycled Materials

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Advocate Apparel Inspired by the largest fish in the sea, the whale shark (Rhincodon typus)

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are fish, not whales - allowing them to hold the esteemed title of "largest fish in the sea" (since sharks are fish too!). These charismatic creatures can reach lengths of 12 meters (40 feet) or more! Despite their large size, they feed on some of the smallest organisms in the sea, plankton. Hanging vertically in the water column they're able to suction feed and filter these tiny organisms through their gill rakers much like a giant vacuum cleaner pulls dust and dirt from a kitchen floor, filtering the fragments into its chamber within.

Unfortunately, approximately 100 million sharks are killed every year by humans, through direct targeted fishing efforts as well as unintended bycatch from other fisheries. The whale shark is one species of shark that is particularly vulnerable to this commercial fishing due to their high value in international trade, in addition to their highly migratory nature and normally low abundance. Research into the lives of these gentle giants can help us to manage their populations and keep these magnificent fish in the ocean where they belong.

5% of sales from your purchase of this product are donated to the Marine Megafauna Foundation

“Waterlust's support provides critical seed funding for us to rapidly develop and implement whale shark conservation projects in areas where this globally-endangered species is most at risk. This includes Mozambique, where our research and awareness work helped the government decide to fully protect whale sharks just a few weeks ago. We love working with a company that is so committed to making a positive change in the world.”

Dr. Simon Pierce, Co-Founder / Principal Scientist

the Marine Megafauna Foundation

Customer Reviews

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Customer (South San Francisco, CA, US)
Love my new bikini top

Pattern is great and it feels super well made and is very flattering on me! Very supportive too - no concerns about the ladies popping out

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Lynsay Bush (Grand Junction, CO, US)
Cute and comfortable

Love this swim top! I’m on the thin/straight build side of things and I think this is really flattering, even on my less-than-curvy frame. I’m 5’10 and around 130’ and the small fits great.

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B.G. (Oviedo, FL, US)
Fantastic!

I’m 145lbs with a A cup, and I purchased a medium. It is so well constructed and fits great! I can’t wait to try it out in the ocean. I would beware of this top for anyone with bigger cup sizes though- there’s not a lot of support.

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Brian Goodwin (Oviedo, FL, US)
Fantastic!

I’m 145lbs with a A cup, and I purchased a medium. It is so well constructed and fits great! I can’t wait to try it out in the ocean.

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Alyssa Brewer (Seattle, WA, US)

Fits perfectly and stays on nicely. I got many compliments from the reversible pattern, too!

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Kaiyah McLeod (Downey, CA, US)
Cute & Functional 🩵

I happened to stumble upon this company through an ad and loved the designs, even more so that I recognized one of the models for the whale shark collection (I recognized her from the videos I’ve seen from her Instagram page about being a shark biologist). When I got the whale shark swim suit (this top and the 8 inch shorts) I was so excited and it fit perfectly and could not stop showing my boyfriend the reversible pattern (and the pockets). Would recommend for those who love the ocean as the designs are absolutely adorable, and puts a bit toward the conservation of the inspiration for the individual designs.

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