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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"Tell me, how can you determine how interested someone is in swimming based on their suit choice?"
As stated in the previous post, if a person is so preoccupied with their suit choice that it is the deciding factor whether or not to go out for swimming, it's quite logical to assume they are more interested in their suit than swimming.
On the same note, I’ve always thought the idea that adding more coverage to be faster was just an alterior motive to usher in what some consider a “morally conservative” look in men’s athletic wear.
Jammers are just a streamlined version of boardie shorts which came in style after the traditional suits drew so much criticism. BTW, I don’t see how jammers makes one feel less self conscious. Although they completely cover the upper legs, they also intensify that “lumpy” appearance.
"Tell me, how can you determine how interested someone is in swimming based on their suit choice?"
As stated in the previous post, if a person is so preoccupied with their suit choice that it is the deciding factor whether or not to go out for swimming, it's quite logical to assume they are more interested in their suit than swimming.
On the same note, I’ve always thought the idea that adding more coverage to be faster was just an alterior motive to usher in what some consider a “morally conservative” look in men’s athletic wear.
Jammers are just a streamlined version of boardie shorts which came in style after the traditional suits drew so much criticism. BTW, I don’t see how jammers makes one feel less self conscious. Although they completely cover the upper legs, they also intensify that “lumpy” appearance.
