What age will you wear Speedos to?

[Bede735]

At my local pool yesterday there were just two guys wearing Speedos. One who was probably in his late 50s, and myself being age 50. There are 2 reasons why I wear Speedos at this late stage. 1) I'm not as self-conscious as I used to be, and 2) I'm in reasonably good shape, but how long will that last? I'm just trying to make the most of what opportunities there still are.

Anyway - I never seem to see men under 50 who wear these, so maybe the question should be - at what age will you start wearing Speedos? :)

[SwimTeamSpeedo]

I see no reason to stop because of age. I swim with guys of all ages, up to in their 70's and they all look great. Sure the older guys look older, but as you say they are in great shape, fit, and probably better physically than much younger guys. One of the guys in his 60's still has rocking awesome abs...

Keep on...

[louis]

most interresting remark Bede..... hopwfully you will get many responses.(opinions)

[thisweirdthing1985]

nice question. I think, for "closeted" speedo fans like me it should be a question we always must think about. I never wore speedos openly and asked myself the same question, why I don't have the bloody courage to wear them. even in the swimming clases I wear those long shorts, even knowing they don't help much when swimming. sometimes I'm afraid some stupid people will say stupid things about me but, why I should care about them?
well this is my case and answering your question:
What age will you wear Speedos to? well, I'm 28, I should do it as soon as possible! And no age is late to start wearing them!

[dorcas3]

Guy's Just who do you think gives a damned whether you wear speedos or not?! Nobody but you. The universe is more than 10 billion years old and you think you are the center of the world! Get over it. Just put them on. Pull on a swim head cover-loop your googles under your suit and walk confidently to the pool-the only ones that are going to really notice are the people who admire you because you did it. My advice for the suit-start off a little conservitive with 2 1/2 to 3 inch sides. Make sure the butt crack is barely coverd and pube hair is covered. Forget about your dick-it's what it is-everybody knows you got one. Stop and speak to the guard and the person in the next lane-walk around the pool-you'll begin to feel relaxed and wonder what you thought the big fuss was going to be. There won't be any.

[PSDave]

LOL aren't old guys with pot bellies known for wearing speedos?? Personally as long as my stomach is flat enough that I can look straight down and see my suit, I will wear them. It will give me an incentive to stay in shape as I age and hopefully look younger for doing so.

[Bede735]

Guy's Just who do you think gives a damned whether you wear speedos or not?! Nobody but you.

Twenty years ago it was normal for men to wear them, but it's not so much the case now. So you can be secure in the knowledge that you're not doing something that hasn't been done before, and it's not compulsory to follow fashion.

[knikon]

Im still pretty young and I dont see any reason to ever stop. Ill probably not wear co many crazy styles later in life tho.

[Dooley67]

I'm in my late 60's in reasonably decent shape and I still wear speedos and don't plan to stop anytime soon.

Dooley67

[SwimTeamSpeedo]

Knikon, don't give up the crazy styles later.... That is what makes getting new swimsuits fun. Never too old to rock a cool swimsuit.

[Bede735]

Can't see me ever wearing board shorts. Hard enough doing the lengths when you're getting older, without being dragged down in the water by those garments.

[Dooley67]

I think the important thing is that you do what makes you feel good and also comfortable. Especially as we get older and when some of us enter the retirement years, we need to take care of ourselves, both physically and mentally. If wearing speedos makes you feel good, do it and don't be concerned with what others say. They are at fault for being rude and insensitive. I wouldn't suggest wearing a thong at a family pool or beach because of the presence of kids, but wear that speedo or bikini and use discretion in which one of your collection you choose.

D67

[Bede735]

Not sure I'd want to wear one in the USA. See video link of girls and boys jumping off a cliff into water:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn09g1bwgDc

You would think they were a different species.

[Byron]

Still on planet Earth - Texas
(My thanks to Dubsteq as I wanted to know where is the rather beautiful flooded chalk quarry)

[Chris997]

well, I'm 28, I should do it as soon as possible! And no age is late to start wearing them!

I'm surprised you were allowed to wear boardshorts to swim lessons, where I am you'd be denied entering the pool to attend swimming lessons.

You'll realise once you've worn a pair of briefs or jammers that it actually is not as bad as you think it is, in fact you'll realise (dare I say this) you were the numpty in the 1st place for not wearing the ideal swimwear.

Yeah I know easier said than done, its why I love the Nike saying "Just do it"

[Byron]

So, where exactly is "where I am"?

[thisweirdthing1985]

I'm surprised you were allowed to wear boardshorts to swim lessons, where I am you'd be denied entering the pool to attend swimming lessons.

You'll realise once you've worn a pair of briefs or jammers that it actually is not as bad as you think it is, in fact you'll realise (dare I say this) you were the numpty in the 1st place for not wearing the ideal swimwear.

Yeah I know easier said than done, its why I love the Nike saying "Just do it"

if you lived here , in Lima, Peru, South America, you'll understand why "just do it" would be a bad idea when wearing swimwear, dear Chris.

:D

[Byron]

Where exactly? - a boardies ban make me guess France and numpty Scotland :D

[shaulis]

I didn't think Peru was as conservative about swimwear as they are. I thank you ,thisweirdthing1985, for making me aware of the situation.

[Dooley67]

thisweirdthing1985,

I know that Brazil and Argentina are not at all conservative about swimsuits. Do you know if other South American countries are more like Peru or Brazil?

D67

[thisweirdthing1985]

thisweirdthing1985,

I know that Brazil and Argentina are not at all conservative about swimsuits. Do you know if other South American countries are more like Peru or Brazil?

D67

well, I think many people tend to think that because Rio is a sunga paradise, then all south america is also speedo-friendly. you know, not even all brazil is speedo freindly as I have read in some brazilian forums, in portuguese. some other cities are more conservative and even - while in rio carnival you'll see almost naked women - in other cities some girls will be banned for wearing miniskirts. some news suprised us a lot in south ameirca, that a girl in some brazilian city, very far from the coast, was banned of enter the university class, because she was wearing a revealing miniskirt, many people asked themselves, what ?? Brazil?.... yes, Brazil. not all Brazil is Rio.
I had the opportunity to visit some countries in south america, and I have to say, in order from less to more speedo friendly, from my experience of going to the beach, my list goes like this:

1.(less)Peru/Bolivia
2.Chile
3.Argentina (still not so speedo friendly)
4.Uruguay
5.(more) Colombia (not speedo paradise but still very acceptable, saw many men in speedos with wife and kids)

nerver been to brazil, but hope one day I will :)
by the way it's interesting to see many football players/musicians/artists from Peru wearing sungas when on vacations in Rio or in some caribbean island, but never seen in speedos in our beaches.

bonus; I was once in Punta Cana , Dominican Republic (not s. america, but still latin country) and I can say, at least in the resorts, you can wear whatever you want. saw many russians in speedos (knew they were russians because they were reading books written in the russian alphabet :p )

[Byron]

Thanks for such a detailed survey - you even spotted some cyrillic* and 'Rio is not Brazil' is applicable to many other countries too :)

*in use in twelve countries in fact

[Dooley67]

Thanks for you reply thisweirdthing1985. Very interesting how different countries with similar cultures have different codes of dress relating to swimsuits.

D67

[shaulis]

Thank you for the information thisweirdthing1985. I would have thought Chile to be more male brief swimsuit friendly.

[Byron]

Forgot to ask - Can the average Spanish-speaking visitor cope sufficiently with the Portuguese to enable a conversation? (and vice versa)

[sebbie]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Portuguese_and_Spanish

[Byron]

:) Wow, my head is spinning - syntax as well as words ! Thanks for the link Sebbie
(fascinating to learn that the ancient Roman and Arab influences played such a part in the origins)

[eschnitger]

I will quite wearing speedos when I am dead and buried...

[Lap Counter]

I will quite wearing speedos when I am dead and buried...

Why quit then? You could get buried in your favorite Speedo, if you were so inclined.

[shaulis]

I told my family I wanted to be buried in my favorite Speedo but they said NO.

[bostonspdo]

At my local pool yesterday there were just two guys wearing Speedos. One who was probably in his late 50s, and myself being age 50. There are 2 reasons why I wear Speedos at this late stage. 1) I'm not as self-conscious as I used to be, and 2) I'm in reasonably good shape, but how long will that last? I'm just trying to make the most of what opportunities there still are.

Anyway - I never seem to see men under 50 who wear these, so maybe the question should be - at what age will you start wearing Speedos? :)

I don't really know what age I'll wear speedos to, but now I'm over 70 and still wearing my nylon Aussiebums. I do have to say that altho I'm getting a bit saggy, I'm in decent shape and am naturally hairless, so the effect is not too bad. I say this because there is some opposition to older men wearing speedos, especially over weight ones. But really, is an old guy in a speedo any worse looking than if he had his gut spilling over the waistband of a pair of baggy, wrinkled knee length shorts? Age is not a reason to stop wearing speedos.

[Torchwatch]

"I will quite wearing speedos when I am dead and buried..."

During the "Troubles" a 12 year old boy in an English city went to town to buy a pair of football (soccer) shorts, short shiny nylon ones in those days. Passing a rubbish/trash bin he was killed by a bomb left by the IRA in the bin. He was buried in his new shorts.

Best not to provoke the Gods.

[Torchwatch]

People notice older men in speedos not because there is anything wrong in their wearing them but because younger men have not been wearing them.
Whatever your age it is better to wear functional sportswear rather than indifferent fashion rags.

[Byron]

Young Tim Parry was a keen Everton supporter and surgeons operated on him for three hours.
Only the life-support machine kept him breathing and he died of his injuries five days later.
Not sure what Gods were provoked in this case but the post seems to be in rather poor taste
in this thread.

[PSDave]

I have always worn speedos and intend to continue to do so. As I mature I avoid the bright colors and patterns and extremely skimpy suits for when I am at public pools or beaches (At my home pool - anything goes) As long as my stomach remains flat, I see no problem with my 2 or 3" side suits on an older man. However, there is nothing more disturbing than an 80 year old male (or female) in a thong with their boney ass hanging out!

[Byron]

LOL - I guess the opposite of bony is the problem here:
http://britishexpats.com/forum/attachments/sand-pit-116/95410-budgie-smugglers-suitable-men-speedo-limit-03.jpg

[Turbofan]

my dads 72 and still wears them. I think ill be wearing them for ever. Its not a looks thing anyways, i hate boardies, plain and simple

[Dooley67]

my dads 72 and still wears them. I think ill be wearing them for ever. Its not a looks thing anyways, i hate boardies, plain and simple


I'm with you and your dad, Turbofan. I'll be 72 in 4 short years and plan to be wearing briefs then and long after. I don't like boardies in general and not on me, but I must admit that some guys wearing boardies low on their hips look pretty hot.

D67

[Bede735]

It's not easy swimming lots of laps in the pool as you get older, so the last thing I need is being dragged down with board shorts.

[Byron]

Being Turbofan Snr's age my aesthetic drawback is spindly legs and boardies are of little help in coverage there - in fact they may even emphasise them, especially when wet.

[knikon]

I will say one thing. Seeing a older guy in speedos who isn't morbidly obese to me looks like he's all business. He isn't here to stare at teenagers and get wasted. There are exceptions to the rule but....

[Dooley67]

It's not easy swimming lots of laps in the pool as you get older, so the last thing I need is being dragged down with board shorts.

Bede,

I know exactly what you mean. As you know from my posts, I just started lap swimming about 3 months ago, so my only experience is wearing very snug, low cut briefs. I absolutely cannot imagine swimming laps in boardshorts

D67

[Byron]

Re.post#41 I need some translation there please knikon - I don't follow the slang connections to understand the guy envisaged "here" (where?) in the description.
We start with him not being morbidly obese and he is "all business" (what business?).
He doesn't stare nor get "wasted" (wasted is excessive consumption of drink and/or drugs ?)

[knikon]

Meaning that typically if I see an older guy on the beach ("here" as I almost never am at a pool) in a speedo who is somewhat to fully fit he is working out or swimming or engaging in an athletic activity and not acting like a fratboy (yes in california there are guys MANY guys who go to the beach to specifically hit on young girls and get intoxicated or high which really isn't legal)

[sebbie]

Hmmm I interpreted the "All business" as being someone who was not wearing brief swimw4ear in an obvious effort to cruise for a sexual partner. One of the problems swim briefs have is a lot of the public associates the style with gay guys interested in displaying the bumps and bulges of what they have in an effort to find a sexual partner. The appearance of gay guys wearing tiny swim briefs in gay pride parades reinforces the stereotype that this is the type of recreational wear associated with guys who are looking for a male partner for casual sex. Part of the problem of wider acceptance of brief swimwear for all guys regardless of sexual orientation is for the populatiuon at large to somehow get this association out of their collective heads. But gay guys' fascination with seeing other guys wearing minimal swimwear will probably always remain. It's just the gay version of straight men's fascination and turn-ons with seeing women (See Kate Upton photos posted on this site) also in skimpy, tight-fitting and revealing clothing. A lot of initial sexual arousal for all guys regardless of orientation is all about seeing all sorts of different bumps and bulges of the anatomy pressing up against tight fitting garb, and thinking about what the person in the garb must be feeling sexually at the very moment wearing that.

For a lot of gay guys its wildly erotic just to even think about another guy pulling on a tiny swim brief and then getting aroused enough so he starts to precum in it showing a wet quarter-sized spot at the very tip of where his penis is positioned in the brief, and then finding an actual and willing male partner interested in doing just that in real life is really over the top. To my way of thinking, from a gay-guy perspective this is all as normal as sunshine, just the gay version of a straight guys interest in seeing a female partner wearing tiny lingere or a little bikini and then thinking about how she might be turned on by the situation at hand as well. Sexual arousal gay and straight is a lot about fantasizing what must be going on with respect to what the partner must also be feeling sexually moment by moment, and that is part of what makes experiences with a partner superior to solo sex. Knowing that your partner is experiencing something at least as pleasant as what you are experiencing yourself is a huge turn-on. If this weren't true humans would likely never be motivated to find partners.

So the association between sexual arousal and skimpy Lycra clothing that reveals bumps and bulges will always remain.

Sebbie

[Dooley67]

Meaning that typically if I see an older guy on the beach ("here" as I almost never am at a pool) in a speedo who is somewhat to fully fit he is working out or swimming or engaging in an athletic activity and not acting like a fratboy (yes in california there are guys MANY guys who go to the beach to specifically hit on young girls and get intoxicated or high which really isn't legal)

Knikon,

I interpreted your post about "all business" exactly as you explained it in your later post, and as one of those older guys I agree with your premise.

D67

[Byron]

My thanks to knikon for later post - much more interesting to read and to understand the CA lifestyle; probably not known at first hand by so many on the forum, like myself.

[knikon]

sebbie is right too. All business better put is that the wearer is not out to primarily get sexual gratification.

The California lifestyle can be both attractive and repulsive. Much of it makes little to no sense from my perspective

[shaulis]

That could be said of anywhere in the world. Every country, state, city or town has things they are proud of and things they need to work on.

[LLwrestle]

I spent years swimming as much as possible. In college, I wore speedos under my summer shorts because I knew I'd end up in a pool. Then, twenty years ago, I started wrestling. Suddenly I had a new use for my collection of suits. I don't swim much anymore, but my speedos still get plenty of use. I even keep all sizes so my friends/wrestling partners can wear them, too.

Why stop wearing them???

[Byron]

Welcome new member today. I am sure SingletLover (and me) would like to hear about your collection. As for speedos, which are standing up best today in regular rough use ?

[singletlover]

Ya know, I never thought about combining singlets and Speedos. I always wore a jock under the singlet suit. Hmmmmm. The Speedo would be much more comfortable than the jock, and supply better support, not to mention the sliding of nylon and nylon.

Your comment about having several sizes for friends and wrestling partners begs to ask several questions……….

[RobinSpeedos]

Well I'm only in my twenties so no sign of me putting a stop to wearing Speedos anytime soon. My father's just entered his fifties and I don't think I've ever seen him wear shorts to the pool or beach, so here's hoping I stick with the Speedos for as long as he has, at least.

He even changed his Facebook profile to a photo of him on holiday in Speedos recently! Not all of the comments were pro-Speedos, but he did get a few likes.

Screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/05BDZWc.png

[valorian2]

I just made the switch to being a fulltime speedo guy last year (after 15 or so years of wanting to wear them) so, I don't foresee me going back to trunks. No matter how old I get, or how much weight I put on, none of that really matters. I love speedos and I love wearing them, so as long as they make me happy, I'm going to wear them.

[Bede735]

The funny thing is, you become more at ease with your body as you get older.

[beachg0y]

Gents, whatever the mileage on your body, NO man needs to "qualify" to wear what he likes to the public pool, beach, etc. Enjoy some fun, minimal swim trunks time this week!

[josborne3]

I am currently 71 years old and I still wear Speedo type swimsuits, when I'm not going naked.

I've worked out with weights and done cardio since I was 16 years old. As long as I can maintain a decent physique, I see no reason not to wear them from an appearance standpoint. They are extremely comfortable and no-nonsense classic swimwear. If I can still swim in a pool and lay on a beach, they will be my go to swimwear.

[lapswimmer]

At 67 I am in good shape and by wearing a speedo, I am given incentive to keep up my body. I have posted pictures of myself here, so you could agree or disagree on that opinion. No time limit on wearing the bikini cut suit. If you like it, wear it.