Similar item, at GF on visit, went to pool for a stand, you never swim in these pools, sort of just walk around to get cool and there's no diving. Never gave a thought to the string or tie in my suit and never used it before. Deciding I had enouh walking in the pool, backed up to pool edge and placed my elbows on rim to hoist myself out in one swoop. Needless to say, water in trunks didn't drain out as fast as I was hoisting myself out, no string tighten on my waist to hold suit on, me sitting on pool edge and swimsuit on bottom of pool. Big delimma, in or out, got to move fast, robe on chair wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy to far to lunge for. Just casually slipped back in, got suit, replaced on hiney and tied that rope, never down that again, suit on and cinch that string!!