So, in the time I've been a member of this forum I have never seen a debate about this, though I feel it could have be rehashed a thousand times.
For practice and regular meets, what are your suit preferences?
For practice: I usually do a brief with a drag suit. If I'm out of shape or my quads are hurting, I'll use a jammer for the extra compression.
For regular meets: I usually do whatever the team suit is, which has varied over the years. I prefer the brief because of more flexibility.
In big competitions*:, I would use a leg skin and if I had the need to buy one today, I'd probably go with a tech jammer.
*Regionals, States, Nationals, etc
For practice I use primarily speedo endurance products. Regular meets I go for the speedo xtra-life or aqua blade.
I used to get a lot of crap for wearing a brief, but now I feel like they're making a comeback. I like to think I converted some people on my high school team. Actually, the only person who really gives me crap anymore are my friends who don't swim and my girlfriend (who does swim). She says the ugliest part of a guy is the upper outside thigh the brief doesn't cover.
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I've been doing a lot of research on the topic of athletic wear and for almost 60 years, briefs, square cuts, and short trunks were the standard equipment for men for both athletic and recreational swimming.
Prime example -Mark Spitz's racer briefs used in the 1972 Olympics. Same goes for short running shorts for track and field, basket ball, and just plain casual wear -that is until the late 80s/early 90s.
Then in the 90s, the "suit technology" fad made its debut and down-to-the-knee coverage became the standard. However, it also spawned a strange prude, puritan attitude (lead mostly by the anti-gay movement and NBA player Michael Jordan) that men should never, ever wear shorts that expose their upper legs in public places. Hence the "Male Burqua" or "Leg Veil" look came into fashion.
However long shorts and long swim suits (jammers and boardies) are just a plain hassle and social issues aside, it's time to reconsider the advantages of the pre-90s era. :agree:
CD
I've been doing a lot of research on the topic of athletic wear and for almost 60 years, briefs, square cuts, and short trunks were the standard equipment for men for both athletic and recreational swimming.
Prime example -Mark Spitz's racer briefs used in the 1972 Olympics. Same goes for short running shorts for track and field, basket ball, and just plain casual wear -that is until the late 80s/early 90s.
Then in the 90s, the "suit technology" fad made its debut and down-to-the-knee coverage became the standard. However, it also spawned a strange prude, puritan attitude (lead mostly by the anti-gay movement and NBA player Michael Jordan) that men should never, ever wear shorts that expose their upper legs in public places. Hence the "Male Burqua" or "Leg Veil" look came into fashion.
However long shorts and long swim suits (jammers and boardies) are just a plain hassle and social issues aside, it's time to reconsider the advantages of the pre-90s era. :agree:
CD
