by
Olivier Poirier-Leroy
In the market for a new swim bag? The Speedo Teamster 2.0 carries on the tradition of the original along with some snazzy new features in this review.
Swimmers and soggy swim bags go together like paddles and fins.
The ubiquitous swim bag, filled to the brim with goggles, caps, towels, heat sheets, snacks, earplugs, and the hopes and dreams of our season, is attached to our hip or back during the early mornings and long weekends at swim meets.
For countless swimmers and swammers, the Speedo Teamster bag has been their swim bag of choice. Look at the bleachers of any swim meet 3-4 years ago, and the Teamster 1.0 was everywhere. Different colors, different club logos, but the same bag.
After years atop the leaderboard as the best swim bag in the bleachers and on the pool deck, the Speedo Teamster gets a much-anticipated update.
In this review of the Speedo Teamster 2.0 Swim Bag, I’ll share my experience using this bag over the past eight months.
It’s seen some stuff; plenty of trips to the pool, many twisting flights down the hallway towards the laundry room, and several overnight stays during the winter in the back of my truck with a full load of wet swimwear and towels.
Here’s how it fared and what I liked and didn’t about the Speedo Teamster 2.0.
Here’s a quick look at the Teamster 2.0:
First impression of the Speedo Teamster 2.0 is how much cleaner and sleeker the bag looks compared to the Teamster 1.0.
Whereas the Teamster 1.0 could be a bit pear-shaped, and sagged further as the chlorinated years went on, the Teamster 2.0 has a firmer and sleeker design.
At first glance, it looks like you lose some volume with the Speedo Teamster 2.0 compared to the original, but that’s not the case, both bags have 35L of space.
On several occasions I found myself surprised by how much gear I could stuff into the bag. (Though, as we will see later, the Teamster 2.0 isn’t as big as some other swim bags on deck.)
The Teamster 2.0 has a stiffer spine which allows it to self-stand. Perfect for parking it on the pool deck, opening the top, and bending over and sorting through three towels, six sets of goggles and their respective goggle straps, to find that tiny earplug case wedged between a paddle and semi-melted latex swim cap.
The self-standing base allows swimmers to fish through the bag without having to hold up the sides.
A small convenience that is paid over hundreds, if not thousands of times over the course of the season.
Separating items is not an issue with the Speedo Teamster 2.0. There are several small to medium sized pockets along the sides of the bag (and a mesh pocket that can hold a larger water bottle), and a sizable front pocket with mesh drainage for wet goggles and caps.
Wet towels and swimsuits can be separated in the main compartment with a divider. You can also use the rear mini-compartment to slide a laptop or tablet into and store that wet swimwear in the front mesh pocket.
Swim bags get a lot of mileage, from walking in and out of pools to long travel meets to standing outside the aquatic facility patiently waiting for the lifeguard to show up and let you in at 4:43am on a brisk January morning.
The Speedo Teamster 2.0 bag has padded shoulder straps and a cross-body snap to further relieve the weight of sopping swim gear.
As with the original, the Speedo Teamster 2.0 comes in just about every color and print imaginable.
Teams will obviously opt for custom branding, but for the solo swimmer, there is a huge variety of colorways and vibrant prints to choose from.
❌ Not as big as other swim bags.
My only gripe with the Speedo Teamster 2.0 is that it isn’t a little bit bigger. I’m a larger fella, which means that my swim gear (paddles, fins, etcetera) are on the XX-husky side, filling a large garbage bag.
My Speedo Teamster 2.0 is the main swim bag. Goggles, earplugs, keys, smartphone, towel, flippy flops. The rest of the big and clunky swim gear, paddles, fins, kickboard, gets stored in the side-piece, a large 45L mesh bag.
Swimmers with lots of gear will want to either pair the Teamster with a mesh bag or opt for bags with 45L volume (e.g. Arena Team Backpack 45L or TYR Alliance Team Backpack 45L).
Here is a comparison of how the Teamster 2.0 performs against other swim bags in its volume class, as well as a couple of the larger bags.
| Bag | Price* | Volume |
| Speedo Teamster 2.0 | $65 | 35L |
| Arena Team Bag | $63.75 | 45L |
| TYR Alliance | $80 | 45L |
| Arena Spiky III | $55 | 35L |
| Dolfin Ready Room Backpack | $60 | 26.5L |
*Prices accurate at the time of publishing.
Speedo has a rich tradition in our beloved sport. The Teamster bag is part and parcel of the memories I have around pool decks in the 2000s up to the 2020s. I’m glad to see the Teamster 2.0 continuing the legendary quality and commitment to helping swimmers lug all their wet, sopping gear home after practice and swim meets.
The bag is built for swimmers through and through, with tons of pockets, wet/dry storage, and ventilated pockets to help the process of drying our swim gear.
If you’re in the market for a new swim backpack, the Speedo Teamster 2.0 is an excellent investment that balances durability, convenience, storage, and swimmer-friendly features.
Olivier Poirier-Leroy Olivier Poirier-Leroy is the founder of YourSwimLog.com. He is an author, former national level swimmer, two-time Olympic Trials qualifier, and swim coach.
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