62, straight.
I got my first Speedo at about age 10 when I was forced to join the swim team to really learn how to swim. I got it in the team color - solid red. I then would buy my own suits. All I've ever worn was Speedo style.
I think some of the older Speedos had more like 4" sides. Then they got to 3", and some guys got them undersized which made the whole thing smaller due to stretch. The older material was more nylon like, less lycra.
I got my last actual Speedo in 1990, then moved on to better/smaller brands. I tried on my first .5" side suit in the late 1970s, loved the style, but the print was horrible, so I passed on it, and waited for the swimsuit world to catch up to me. I got my first string-side suit in 1982 (Diva). I've had suits by Male Power, Gazelle, Skinz, and so on.
I've moved on to smaller suits now, and prefer ones with front contour. I'm doing thongs and g-strings where permissible now, but have conservative suits as back-up, and even own a set of shorts (gasp!).
Writing this reminded me of one odd thing. As a teen and young adult I used to wear a jock under the Speedo. I guess I felt I needed protection, from what or why, I don't know. I know part of it was the embarrassment of getting out of the water with the clingy Speedo showing all my bits in great detail, and the jock hid some of that. But the straps always popped out and had to be re-tucked in. Finally, my girlfriend said, "Lose the jock, man!". I said I would if she would wear it for me, and she did once, so I've been jockless ever since. Ah the strange stuff we've done.
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