Always love reading this, have been following this post for over a decade.

I've been looking for a thin braided 2m USB-C cable for ages. We chatted last year on this post, if Apple only made its 1m cable 2 meters without fattening it up, it'd be my perfect cable. The one you pointed out is sold out - any other good candidates you've tried?

Also, I'd highly recommend the Outlier New Way Shorts. I have the Faherty's you have and they started pilling for me within the first few months. The Outlier shorts (5.5" for me, but they come in longer lengths) are super solid shorts that I swim with all the time.