Swimmer Weight Issue

There is no such thing as spot weight loss. It sucks, but it's true. There are 2 things you can do -
1) Lose more weight and
2) Build up your abs and quads, which will at least firm up those areas.

You may want to try some weight training, for both of those things. Swimming is lovely cardio but weight training is very helpful. Also, since you are a year-round swimmer, your body may very well simply be used to your routine. Shake it up a bit, by changing up the cardio to something else on occasion. Lots of folks end up with stalled weight loss efforts when they get into too much of a rut.

Okay, thank you! The thing is, not swimming isn't really an option since I'm on a team and practice attendance is expected, but do you think weight training on top of swimming would help?

Take a look at Olympic swimmers - they tend to have substantial thighs - you know that's where a lot of the power/speed comes from.

You'll need to mix up the types of exercise you do. Have you asked your coach about cross-training?

Oh! Since you're on a team, I would definitely ask your coach what s/he thinks. Maybe less in the context of weight loss (as it would be a side benefit), but more in the context of - you want to be faster, or not run out of gas at the end of a longer race, that sort of thing.

BTW, welcome to A2K, and good luck at your next meet!