I've been giggling about this all morning! Many of the young swimmers from my pool are attending the BYU swim camps starting this week. One of the young guys who always wears brief (racer) style swim suits told me that he isn't allowed to where them at the camp. I pulled up the info on the camp and the info packet does say "no Speedos or bikini briefs are allowed for male participants". I'm sorry, but jammers are no less revealing than briefs! If anything they are more so - in my opinion. I can understand a modest dress code at BYU, but swimmers are so use to seeing each other in these types of suits. I would love to know the thinking behind this dress code? :lmao:
I've been giggling about this all morning! Many of the young swimmers from my pool are attending the BYU swim camps starting this week. One of the young guys who always wears brief (racer) style swim suits told me that he isn't allowed to where them at the camp. I pulled up the info on the camp and the info packet does say "no Speedos or bikini briefs are allowed for male participants". I'm sorry, but jammers are no less revealing than briefs! If anything they are more so - in my opinion. I can understand a modest dress code at BYU, but swimmers are so use to seeing each other in these types of suits. I would love to know the thinking behind this dress code? :lmao:
Dennis,
You have been living and swimming in Utah for at least 20 plus years. Are you telling me you still don't understand the Mormon culture? As a former BYU swimmer, I will admit there are some inconsistencies with the dress code (swimmers were the only ones allowed to wear non-approved speedos rather than "black beauties" as they were called back in the day). The idea is more coverage is generally more modest and is generally preferred. BYU is a private university and has every right to make any regulations it wants and your swimmers have the right to choose the closer, more convenient, University of Utah. I suspect their parents are choosing a swim camp based partly on environment otherwise they would send them to University of Texas or other high power program.
I've been giggling about this all morning! Many of the young swimmers from my pool are attending the BYU swim camps starting this week. One of the young guys who always wears brief (racer) style swim suits told me that he isn't allowed to where them at the camp. I pulled up the info on the camp and the info packet does say "no Speedos or bikini briefs are allowed for male participants". I'm sorry, but jammers are no less revealing than briefs! If anything they are more so - in my opinion. I can understand a modest dress code at BYU, but swimmers are so use to seeing each other in these types of suits. I would love to know the thinking behind this dress code? :lmao:
Dennis,
You have been living and swimming in Utah for at least 20 plus years. Are you telling me you still don't understand the Mormon culture? As a former BYU swimmer, I will admit there are some inconsistencies with the dress code (swimmers were the only ones allowed to wear non-approved speedos rather than "black beauties" as they were called back in the day). The idea is more coverage is generally more modest and is generally preferred. BYU is a private university and has every right to make any regulations it wants and your swimmers have the right to choose the closer, more convenient, University of Utah. I suspect their parents are choosing a swim camp based partly on environment otherwise they would send them to University of Texas or other high power program.
