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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EBJ190 posted:
"So you're saying that basketball shorts look like woman's skirts and are "Transvestic" yet wearing a speedo (that is reminiscent of female bikinis and panties) is not? There are such things as man purses and man leggings you know"?
EBJ190:
Men's brief ("Speedo") swimsuits were NOT reminiscent of female bikinis and panties at all. In fact, briefs for men and bikinis for women were more of a "unisex" approach to swimwear introduced way back in the 1930s when modern pools were developed. The logic of the idea was to better adapt the bathing sensation to swimming. In fact, in Brazil the old fashioned pre-90s square cut briefs are pretty much the standard today.
So if the "too revealing" and "insecurity" concept is what guys are getting all hung up about -find a way to get over it already!!! :badday:
CD
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EBJ190 posted:
"So you're saying that basketball shorts look like woman's skirts and are "Transvestic" yet wearing a speedo (that is reminiscent of female bikinis and panties) is not? There are such things as man purses and man leggings you know"?
EBJ190:
Men's brief ("Speedo") swimsuits were NOT reminiscent of female bikinis and panties at all. In fact, briefs for men and bikinis for women were more of a "unisex" approach to swimwear introduced way back in the 1930s when modern pools were developed. The logic of the idea was to better adapt the bathing sensation to swimming. In fact, in Brazil the old fashioned pre-90s square cut briefs are pretty much the standard today.
So if the "too revealing" and "insecurity" concept is what guys are getting all hung up about -find a way to get over it already!!! :badday:
CD
