I would never wear a Speedo to a beach and question those that do. I usually work out on my own at a health club where Speedos are definitely not the norm. There are only a handful of serious lap swimmers who wear them. Even though I'm in good shape and one of the better swimmers, I can't quite seem to get over the embarrassment of others checking me out in my Speedo. As a result, I end up doing a happy medium. The swimsuit I wear is a beach short that goes about 1/2 way to the knee. However, I found out that it is important to get ones without pockets. On more than one occasion I had to slyly go back to the locker room after blowing out the side of the suit from top to bottom after doing backstroke starts. The water resistance form the pockets must cause them to rip.
Regarding women wearing training/racing suits to swim on the beach? As long as they are in half way decent shape, I have no problem with it. It's amazing what you will see on some of the beaches on some of the out of shape folks- especially in Hawaii.
I would never wear a Speedo to a beach and question those that do. I usually work out on my own at a health club where Speedos are definitely not the norm. There are only a handful of serious lap swimmers who wear them. Even though I'm in good shape and one of the better swimmers, I can't quite seem to get over the embarrassment of others checking me out in my Speedo. As a result, I end up doing a happy medium. The swimsuit I wear is a beach short that goes about 1/2 way to the knee. However, I found out that it is important to get ones without pockets. On more than one occasion I had to slyly go back to the locker room after blowing out the side of the suit from top to bottom after doing backstroke starts. The water resistance form the pockets must cause them to rip.
Regarding women wearing training/racing suits to swim on the beach? As long as they are in half way decent shape, I have no problem with it. It's amazing what you will see on some of the beaches on some of the out of shape folks- especially in Hawaii.
