Swimming laps in my speedo

[Dooley67]

Hi guys,

Today I started to do some lap swimming at our local Y for the first time in my life. I am an OK swimmer but have very little endurance even with my walking over 2 miles a day. I reached my limited goal of 10 laps and 35 minutes in the pool. I hope to expand these as I continue.

But get this - I was the only one in the pool wearing a speedo. Before you react to this in terms of the stigma of the speedo, I should also tell you that there were only 4 of us in the pool, three of whom were women! I felt completely comfortable in my speedo, walking through a common area from the locker room to the pool.

D67

[SwimTeamSpeedo]

D67, good for you for starting back in the pool. Sounds like a great workout. Keep it going. I love that you wore the ideal swimsuit for laps... and maybe gave the ladies a hot guy to dream about.

STS

[Dooley67]

Thanks, STS, I'll be going back tomorrow and will wear the new Nike suit I got last week. Can't wait to get in the water in it to see how it feels.

D67

[Chris997]

Originally Posted by Dooley67

I felt completely comfortable in my speedo, walking through a common area from the locker room to the pool.
D67

And thats how everyone else does it, now that you felt comfortable it will become second nature and wonder what the fuss was all about

[Dooley67]

Hey Chris997,

For me it's never been a problem. I've always been comfortable wearing a speedo wherever I'm swimming and I continue to be among a very few guys at my Y who wear a speedo to do laps, but each to his own. I just can't understand how anyone can be comfortable wearing board shorts or even shorter boxer type suits for swimming laps with all the drag that is created.

D67

[Bede735]

Me too. I made a decision back in 1991 to always wear brief Speedos, and I've never been in a situation where I've felt it's a problem.

[50 Free]

The brief racing suit is the proper attire of the lap swiimmer.
When worn by guys who do a lot of lap swimming it is the favorite of the ladies who behold them.
And the guys who like to look, too, huh?

[Swimmboy]

Watching the US Swimming Nationals meet on TV today, they interviewed Ryan Lochte - who was wearing a tee-shirt that said "Embrace the Brief", with a picture of a brief racing suit!

[Dooley67]

I'm sure that was very gratifying to see Swimmboy. Ryan Lochte is looked up to by so many people and has a great deal of influence in the swimming world.

[Byron]

He seems to be a good ambassador for the cause but does he ever wear jammers to match his competitors in championship events ?