Do regular swimmers enjoy speedos like we do?

[Aussietriboy78]

What's the name of the European swim team that wear tiny speedos, I want to follow them on instagram

[swimmy]

You all know that I swim my laps every evening in my speedo. And that I always have. And that it's never been a problem and I have no idea where anybody is coming from when they think it is.
I had a business trip last week that took me far away but of course wherever I go I find the local lap pool and do my laps. Hotel pools are useless, you know. Nobody anywhere I went sounded any alarms or went into shock at the sight of this stranger in speedos. Not that I expected anyone too.
Again, I say, speedos (brief swimsuits) of the type that swimmers wear (not thongs or posing lingerie) are the proper uniform of the fitness lap swimmer and swim team competitor. Jammers are the option that some guys wear, not sure why, I hate wearing them.

[Snowbrief]

Swimmy, you are a model for the speedo wear'er, keep up the good work!

[DadInSpeedos]

I'm not a pro swimmer, but I swim a lot and compete. I've worn proper speedos ever since I can remember as a kid, thats been speedo, addidas, tyr, aussiebum, budgy smuggler, funky trunks and racing ones. I've only had 1 pair of jammers and 1p of square cuts, finding both uncomfortable so have never got them again.

I think that on here speedos are so often looked at erotically, and they are a "racy" bit of kit, but thats not how most swimmers look at them. To be honest when I'm dong sets I'm not thinking a lot about speedos, I'm more focussed on technique, times, rest intervals and recovery, what others are doing in the lane, whats coming up, if I'm too unfit, why my coach is messing with my head and how to beat him at his games! then only thing Im thinking about with speedos is using them to know whos who when looking under the water by what they've got on. There isn't any taboos here because they're all so common, its just what you wear.

Yep, that's my view of Speedos too. They're just that, a piece of swimwear, a uniform for when swimming.

[...:::sam:::...]

I'm not a pro swimmer, but I swim a lot and compete....

Interesting comments Sam. In Australia, people seem to really enjoy the outdoors and participate. We have ocean lifeguards here, but not the lifesaving clubs that you have where they have team colors and a lot of team spirit. Years ago, they sold a calendar here featuring your lifesaving clubs. I wanted to take the next plane to Australia. People down under really swim, and you have a lot of pools where people do serious swimming.

Hey Thom, absolutely. Sport generally is pretty big around here and there is so much for swimmers. There are 4 public pools within 20mins of where I live and they all get packed. There is heaps of open water swimming also. There are swim and other clubs and just at Manly Beach (Sydney) there is a group that swim out every morning for a 1km OWS to the next beach (Shelly Beach) and then return again for 2km and in the process you swim past an ocean pool and along rock shelves where you swim with the fish, sharks and whatever else is in there. Each beach has at least one surf club, and the longer beaches will have a couple, I've never had much to do with them apart from them controlling the beach, but they all train, compete and are super fit apart from beach patrols, its a big family thing from Nippers up.

[6feet5]

They're practical, dry fast, comfortable, great for tanning when you can't go nude... what's the controversary?

I have jammers but don't wear them often and same for my board shorts. I actually think I look better in speedo type swimwear because I'm pretty slim. I really like them and how they feel BUT at the end of the day, it's just a swimsuit... so wear it and be happy.

[MRspeedoman]

As I consider myself a swimmer enthusiast, any sort of brief style swimwear isn’t racy; in fact, I view them no different when a female wearing an athletic bikini/one piece.

I prefer wearing Speedos since they allow more movement than swim trunks. Even at the beach or lake, I love how comfortable Speedos feel as much as how it helps me overcome my self-conscience moments. It not like I decided to wear my Joe Snyder bikinis in public up here, except in South Beach/Miami.

[...:::sam:::...]

All of you guys would look so hot in skimpy suits. Or better yet no suit

haha I dont know!

[shadowsplash]

Where I go, swimmers of all ages seem to wear different brands but most are the brief types, some jammers
However what I did pick up on is when they do a towel change a few of them wear boxer briefs which I found odd as one would have thought they would wear the square cut swimwear.....was noted in passing and not perving as its not quite my thing

I'd say by now I dont 2nd guess wearing swim briefs at the pool and that would highly likely be the same for pro swimmers and trainers but no doubt swimmers who don't go as regular as they would like to seem to be modest judging by the swimwear they have on, many wearing curtains of shame and out right crazy too as quite a few of them have really good builds that they should be proud of, sad and not sure why as many can swim pro...weird

Without a doubt if you are not comfortable by yourself stripping down to a swim brief/square cut etc then if you know somebody who does then go with them, you'll soon realise that's it a no issue and its the norm.

My swim coach got me from squares to briefs and they are better, specially package wise for support and possibly appearance
but insisted jammers were the way to go for competitions due to the blood returning faster from the legs, kinda makes sense
I'll wear briefs till the day I die...well that depends