Ladies - What swimsuit do you love for lap swimming?

I'm a "pear-shape" though my hips aren't that wide. It's more that I don't have much up top except for my fairly wide shoulders.

I've had good luck with Arena suits though their skinny strap and wide strap suits fit a bit differently (I have to size down in their wide strap suits). I like my suits to fit tight (all over) but they never leave marks.

I've also tried Funky Trunks/Funkita and find that they size big in the torso to the point that I don't wear the suit I bought very often. On my daughter, who is bigger on top than me, her Funkita fits her really well.

I have both TYR and Speedos and like both, but I am differently shaped.  I have a big butt and wide chest

I think TYR has better top coverage.  My current Speedo is on the verge of showing a lot of sideboob, so I would guess that's a bigger problem for wider shouldered gals.

In TYR and Speedo both I like the polyester grab bag suits.   I get the 38, which fits like a 12 in my view.  It's not torture to put on, although gets slightly very slightly baggy in the water.  Not a problem, but definitely not a "speed fit."  36 fits great when it's wet, but I can't stand getting into it.  Sometimes I wear my suit from home, and a 36 would cut too much.  I have only ever tried the thinner straps.  The grab bag suits are also a great price! 

Like this: http://www.swimoutlet.com/product_p/7422.htm

Interesting about the side boob on the speedo.  I wore my old speedo for the first time in a few years last week in hopes that it would fit my belly a little better and I was so self concious of the side boob the entire swim, I thought for sure my boobs were on the verge of falling out.  I have been swimming in TYR suits consistently for the last 4 years, so perhaps I'm just not used to the speedo fit anymore?

Speedo Poly FLYBACK suits.  The FLYBACK styles are the most secure IMHO.  I don't like the thick straps...so the flyback is like the perfect compromise for me.  I wear a size 16 in most womens clothes and my speedo size is a 40.

I would avoid the Extreme back...LOOKS super cool but offers ZERO support for the ladies.  I fall out of this suit if I do anything but lay around in it.

Swimoutlet has speedo endurance grab bag suits for pretty reasonable.  Sometimes I get lucky and it's the flyback...but once in awhile I end up with the useless extreme back.  I wish they would narrow the grab bag suits down to a specific style and just make the color/pattern random.  I should send them that suggestion.  It wouldn't be such a big deal for me if the extreme back wasn't so darn useless as a training suit!

I'm an extreme pear shape and always have been, even when I was thin. Some (possibly most) swimsuit manufacturers make suits for large upper body types, but none exist for pears, so I started making my own about 10 years ago and have never looked back. The last few years I've been making them with legs, about an 8" inseam. The top half was drafted from my favorite Kwik Sew princess seam suit, the bottom from an out of print Kwik Sew underwear pattern with a central panel, modified so that the panel seams meet the upper suit seams.

Making suits isn't as hard as most people think, but if you don't want to go that route, one option is to buy a suit to fit the biggest part of you and have it altered to fit the smallest. Any seamstress who does dance wear should be able to do it. Make sure it's a really long-lasting polyester one, you wouldn't want to be paying for alterations every 2 or 3 months. You could even get a custom fit suit from such a seamstress if you really can't get a good fit from the rack. It would cost a lot more, of course.

I use a polyester PBT fabric that I bought from the now-defunct Textile Outfitters. I don't know where I'll get it now that they're gone out of business. There are a few online sources, but they usually have limited selection.

If I do go back to lycra, it's easy enough to get from fabric stores, both online and brick and mortar. I prefer the PBT, it's easier to work with and lasts longer.