best swimsuit for a guy

Generalks said:

Does anyone have recommendations on the best swimsuit for everyday training. I intend to improve
my endurance and speed, and was wondering what the best type to use is. I usually wear trunks, but
they are a big drag ( i heard it's like running in boots).

If you really mean to improve endurance and speed, there is no reason not to stick with
what you have.

martin

The drag helps in training. Stay with the trunks.

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Does anyone have recommendations on the best swimsuit for everyday training. I intend to improve my
endurance and speed, and was wondering what the best type to use is. I usually wear trunks, but
they are a big drag ( i heard it's like running in boots).

Any thoughts on Jammers vs. Racing-style suits vs. "training swimsuits"?

Thanks for all your help!

General

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On 1 Jan 2004 05:26:11 -0800, de Valois <[email hidden]>

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The drag helps in training. Stay with the trunks.

I'm sure it helps with the training as far as a drag suit, however in my experinace it did
hinder me a bit as far as getting a "feel" for the water. When I first started out I wore
trunks. It was suggested to me to get something else to "shed drag" For me once I was a bit
more slippery in the water I could feel how subtle changes effected my movement through the
water a bit better than I could with the trunks. YMMV

~Matt

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Generalks left this mess on 1 Jan 2004 04:33:13 -0800 for The Way to clean up:

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Does anyone have recommendations on the best swimsuit for everyday training. I intend to improve
my endurance and speed, and was wondering what the best type to use is. I usually wear trunks, but
they are a big drag ( i heard it's like running in boots).

Any thoughts on Jammers vs. Racing-style suits vs. "training swimsuits"?

Thanks for all your help!

General

Tao te Carl "It takes a village to have an idiot." - Carl (c) 2003

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And what about for racing? Any suggestions? What do you think about jammmers (long and short legs)?
I'd prefer not to wear the kind of racing suits that look like skimpy briefs.

Generalks said:

And what about for racing? Any suggestions? What do you think about jammmers (long and short
legs)? I'd prefer not to wear the kind of racing suits that look like skimpy briefs.

Why not? If you wear anything but a racing suit, everyone will notice. If you wear a racing suit, no
one will look at you unless you are way ahead or way behind.

martin

I wear speedo long jammers. I like them a lot and they are definitely not skimpy compared to the
regular speedos :-) For some reason, I lose my rhythm once I go back to wearing the swimming trunks
or drag suits so I avoid wearing those as much as possible (unless at a backyard pool party).

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Generalks said:

And what about for racing? Any suggestions? What do you think about jammmers (long and short
legs)? I'd prefer not to wear the kind of racing suits that look like skimpy briefs.

Why not? If you wear anything but a racing suit, everyone will notice. If you wear a racing suit,
no one will look at you unless you are way ahead or way behind.

martin

I suspect that you are in the States. This appears to be the only place where somewhat puritanical
"fashion" drives functionality. Almost everywhere else swimmers tend to be less inhibited & use
standard racing style speedos for most swimming training.

The best way to improve endurance and speed is to swim properly. You need low drag and need to get
to "feel" the water. Once you are swimming correctly you will understand the "feel".

The best advise I can give is join a club where there are properly coached sessions. You will be
amazed what you can achieve with corrected strokes and by being pushed.

Stuart FISTC UK

On 2 Jan 2004 00:18:44 -0800, [email hidden] (Generalks)

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And what about for racing? Any suggestions? What do you think about jammmers (long and short legs)?
I'd prefer not to wear the kind of racing suits that look like skimpy briefs.

IMO this is simply personal preference. I don't do any swim only races, mostly tri's so I
always were Desoto's Tri shorts. They are about the same length as the jammers. Personally
I'm not comfortable in the speedo's, so I don't were them. For regular pool practice I wear
jammers. Again personal preference. I really don't think either will effect your performance
in the water at the novice level.

~Matt

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And what about for racing? Any suggestions? What do you think about jammmers (long and short legs)?
I'd prefer not to wear the kind of racing suits that look like skimpy briefs.

That's a matter of personal preference. I wear speedos to train and race, because I'm more
comfortable feeling like my legs are free to move.

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My personal preference is to swim naked (usually in open water). It just feels better, and you get
an even sun-tan. To add power exercise I use large hand paddles. With those no drag is necessary,
and you go faster (often an adantage training in a river or with a tide running).

My preferance is also nude but unless you have a private pool this is not possible. So my question
is why the long baggy jammers are so much in style? Why have speedos become so unpopular (except for
swim meets)? I wear boxer style suits when lap swimming (for exercise) and am finding them a little
uncomfortable at the relatively short inseam (3 inches) starts to bother me as it hits my thighs. I
would like to try wearing a speedo but would I feel like a leper wearing one?

Duncan Heenan said:

My personal preference is to swim naked (usually in open water). It just feels better, and you get
an even sun-tan. To add power exercise I use large hand paddles. With those no drag is necessary,
and you go faster (often an adantage training in a river or with a tide running).

On Sun, 04 Jan 2004 14:01:47 GMT, Dave <[email hidden]>

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My preferance is also nude but unless you have a private pool this is not possible. So my question
is why the long baggy jammers are so much in style? Why have speedos become so unpopular (except
for swim meets)? I wear boxer style suits when lap swimming (for exercise) and am finding them a
little uncomfortable at the relatively short inseam (3 inches) starts to bother me as it hits my
thighs. I would like to try wearing a speedo but would I feel like a leper wearing one?

Depends on where you swim and how you feel about it. Were I'm at it's pretty evenly split
spedo/jammer. Then again they started the underwear run at Kona to protest certain groups of
people being overly comfortable in their speedo's. They pretty much use them as everyday
clothing. Generally reguardless of body type.

~Matt

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Duncan Heenan said:

My personal preference is to swim naked (usually in open water). It just feels better, and you
get an even sun-tan. To add power exercise I use large hand paddles. With those no drag is
necessary, and you go faster (often an adantage training in a river or with a tide running).

"Stuart Luscombe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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I suspect that you are in the States. This appears to be the only place where somewhat puritanical
"fashion" drives functionality. Almost everywhere else swimmers tend to be less inhibited & use
standard racing style speedos for most swimming training.

i agree with stuart, you seem too worried about how you'll look while swimming. you should wear what
feels most comfortable while swimming, and not worry what it looks like. here, in australia, almost
all of the male swimmers wear speedos during training, and tend to only wear the shorts or bodysuits
if they are in serious competitions. as i said, just wear what you are comfortable in. personally,
as a girl i wear one peice racing back bathers, and cant stant the shorts as it restricts my leg
movement. but its up to you. most importantly, enjoy your swimming, and dont believe that a certain
kind of bathers or technique will take you from novice to olympian, it depends on your commitment.

IMHO I favor all nylon "training suits" because they out last spandex racers by months. I hate
shelling out $20 for a suit and have it blow out after a month or so. Has anybody tried "chlorine
resistant" polyester suits?-Larry B

most of my girls swim in poly suits. they're a little more expensive ($50-70?) but they last a year+
training 16+ hours a week in the water. they do have a tendency to rub, so spend another couple of
bucks on some vaseline too...but a good buy from what i can tell.

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IMHO I favor all nylon "training suits" because they out last spandex racers by months. I hate
shelling out $20 for a suit and have it blow out after a month or so. Has anybody tried "chlorine
resistant" polyester suits?-Larry B

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As usual at this point we point out the availability (everywhere except

the

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US it appears) of the indestructable Speedo Endurance range. Try
allensswimwear.co.ukallensswimwear.co.ukOpen ↗ (cheap postage as well). They even stock styles now that cater
for the more conservative US tastes.