Speedo question???

Yea I would hate to ask the teacher to. I do not know who else is
going to be in the class. So I can not ask anyone in the class.
Thanks Jamie

Alexander Mcleod said:

Quoted message said:

And the use of drag shorts is controversial: Some
coaches and swimmers think they're a great idea, while others think they
distort the training process, teaching you how to overcome the drag of the
drag suit, not how to swim fast with no drag suit.

It would be more accurate to say that speedos are for serious swimmers,
while regular shorts are for people who just want to sit on the beach,
splash around in the water, and walk on the boardwalk.

What are drag shorts? Are they "regular" swim suits?

No. I thought I made that clear.

For an example of a drag suit, see:

http://www.kiefer.com/Kiefer/productr.asp?pf%5Fid=T8SS6031&gift=False&HSLB=False&mscssid=683AA587C7E644B1B99DACDD7D1E96A8

Quoted message said:

And where do "jammers" fit into this thread?

I don't know that they do fit into THIS thread.

Jammers are competitive swimsuits that are as tight and thin as
speedo-type briefs, but that extend all the way down to your knees.
They were invented for high tech swimsuit fabrics that (according to the
manufacturers) create less drag than your own skin. Whether this means
shaved skin or unshaved skin has never been entirely clear to me, and in
any case, they never seem to talk about the other factor, which is water
absorption. But elite swimmers do seem to feel that they're a little
faster. Gary Hall, Jr., for example, wore briefs during the preliminary
heats of the 2000 Olympics, but switched to jammers for the final heats,
referring to the jammers as his "fast suit" (though he has also said
that it's the swimmer in the swimsuit - not the swimsuit on the swimmer
- that wins the race). Any extra speed they may provide comes at a
hefty price, though: Jammer versions of the high-tech fabric suits sell
for $25-$95 more than brief versions of the same suits!

The joke on the public is that the swimsuit manufacturers have also
created jammer versions of their non-high-tech fabric suits. These
suits sell for "only" $5-$10 more than the brief versions of the same
suits, but they also lose to briefs on both drag and water absorption,
so anyone who buys them is paying extra money to be a little slower.
The sensible approach, IMO, is to stick with $20-$25 speedo-type briefs
unless you're going to a big race where people are winning or losing by
fractions of seconds.

Bob

Jamie Mello said:

Yea I would hate to ask the teacher to. I do not know who else is
going to be in the class. So I can not ask anyone in the class.
Thanks Jamie

[censored], pervert.

"Jamie Mello" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Ok how doe's this sound I wear the speedo under the trunks.Tell I
found what ever one else is wearing. That way is everone else is
trunks I can just keep the trunks on or if other are getting in with
speedo's on I can take off the trunks also. Thanks again Jamie

Now you're being really stupid. What will everyone think of someone who goes
swimming wearing 2 costumes?

Duncan Heenan said:

"Jamie Mello" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Ok how doe's this sound I wear the speedo under the trunks.Tell I
found what ever one else is wearing. That way is everone else is
trunks I can just keep the trunks on or if other are getting in with
speedo's on I can take off the trunks also. Thanks again Jamie

Now you're being really stupid. What will everyone think of someone who
goes swimming wearing 2 costumes?

If they're going to be changing in a locker room, he can bring a swim
bag that contains both speedos and swim shorts and pick which one to
wear after he sees what the other guys are putting on.

Robert W. McAdams said:

Duncan Heenan said:

"Jamie Mello" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Ok how doe's this sound I wear the speedo under the trunks.Tell I
found what ever one else is wearing. That way is everone else is
trunks I can just keep the trunks on or if other are getting in with
speedo's on I can take off the trunks also. Thanks again Jamie

Now you're being really stupid. What will everyone think of someone
who goes swimming wearing 2 costumes?

If they're going to be changing in a locker room, he can bring a swim
bag that contains both speedos and swim shorts and pick which one to
wear after he sees what the other guys are putting on.

But he doesn't want to be the *only* one who brings both kinds of suit.
That would out him.

Jamie Mello said:

I start cabrillo college on tues day and I have a Adaptive PE swimming
class ( all the others were full).
I never worn a speedo in public before and wanted to know what I
should do I have 2 speedos I found one in the locker room that was my
size a (black one) and I bought one when I was going to try out for
water polo last year at my high school but ended not joining the team
(a red & black one). I am not sure what to do I spent $30.00 dollars
on it. But I do not want to be the only one in a speedo ether. Please
I need some help here Jamie

Does "Adaptive PE" mean that everyone else will be in wheelchairs? Or deaf?
Wear the water polo trunks and don't worry about it.
Madelaine

Jamie Mello said:

I start cabrillo college on tues day and I have a Adaptive PE swimming
class ( all the others were full).
I never worn a speedo in public before and wanted to know what I
should do I have 2 speedos I found one in the locker room that was my
size a (black one) and I bought one when I was going to try out for
water polo last year at my high school but ended not joining the team
(a red & black one). I am not sure what to do I spent $30.00 dollars
on it. But I do not want to be the only one in a speedo ether. Please
I need some help here Jamie

Does "adaptive PE" mean that it is a class for handicapped people? If
everyone else is blind, deaf, in wheelchairs, missing limbs, etc. they
aren't going to care about your trunks. Wear the more modest of the
two pairs you own and forget about it.

I have so many women friends who won't swim at all because they don't
want someone to see them in a bathing suit. I tell them that a swim
suit is the steel-toed boot of the work of swimming, so get over it.
Madelaine
PS don't try to swim in steel-toed boots

Jamie Mello said:

I start cabrillo college on tues day and I have a Adaptive PE swimming
class ( all the others were full).
I never worn a speedo in public before and wanted to know what I
should do I have 2 speedos I found one in the locker room that was my
size a (black one) and I bought one when I was going to try out for
water polo last year at my high school but ended not joining the team
(a red & black one). I am not sure what to do I spent $30.00 dollars
on it. But I do not want to be the only one in a speedo ether. Please
I need some help here Jamie

Can we pause for a moment to discuss the elephant in the room? He has a
Speedo that he "found in the locker room"!? Call me old-fashioned, but
I prefer to minimize contact between things I find in the locker room
and my genitals.

Jamie Mello said:

Ok how doe's this sound I wear the speedo under the trunks.Tell I
found what ever one else is wearing. That way is everone else is
trunks I can just keep the trunks on or if other are getting in with
speedo's on I can take off the trunks also. Thanks again Jamie

Here is the easiest solution. Drop the class. Sign up for golf. Walk
by the swimming class and see what everyone is wearing. Next year,
sign up for swimming and you'll know what to wear. In the meanwhile
you'll need to decide if you want to wear plaid trousers.

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

Quoted message said:

Jamie Mello said:

Ok how doe's this sound I wear the speedo under the trunks.Tell I
found what ever one else is wearing. That way is everone else is
trunks I can just keep the trunks on or if other are getting in with
speedo's on I can take off the trunks also. Thanks again Jamie

Here is the easiest solution. Drop the class. Sign up for golf. Walk
by the swimming class and see what everyone is wearing. Next year,
sign up for swimming and you'll know what to wear. In the meanwhile
you'll need to decide if you want to wear plaid trousers.

Anyone who is so bothered by what other people think of them has a bigger
problem in life than learning to swim. I get the impression that Jamie is
either a very silly little boy, or this is just a childish troll from
someone who can't think of a better one.
Jamie - set the fashion, don't follow it (if fashion matters to you at all).

Duncan Heenan said:

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

Quoted message said:

Jamie Mello said:

Ok how doe's this sound I wear the speedo under the trunks.Tell I
found what ever one else is wearing. That way is everone else is
trunks I can just keep the trunks on or if other are getting in with
speedo's on I can take off the trunks also. Thanks again Jamie

Here is the easiest solution. Drop the class. Sign up for golf. Walk
by the swimming class and see what everyone is wearing. Next year,
sign up for swimming and you'll know what to wear. In the meanwhile
you'll need to decide if you want to wear plaid trousers.

Anyone who is so bothered by what other people think of them has a
bigger problem in life than learning to swim. I get the impression that
Jamie is either a very silly little boy, or this is just a childish
troll from someone who can't think of a better one.
Jamie - set the fashion, don't follow it (if fashion matters to you at
all).

Troll. It's the same guy asking the same question. He's always from
Cabrillo College.

A better option offering less drag is the Borat suit.
http://images.google.com/images?q=borat+swimsuit&num=100&hl=en&safe=off&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&um=1&sa=X&oi=images&ct=title

The classic suspender
http://www.brigite.com/Classic_Suspender_Thong_Swimsuit.htm

All I want is something with less drag. I over herd someone last year
at high school. That when he got his first speedo swimming is alot
easer. Like I said I want something that gives me less drag that is
all I want. Not the looks or anything like that. Thanks Jamie

"Jamie Mello" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

All I want is something with less drag. I over herd someone last year
at high school. That when he got his first speedo swimming is alot
easer. Like I said I want something that gives me less drag that is
all I want. Not the looks or anything like that. Thanks Jamie

Jamie, your original post was on September 1. That was 6 weeks ago!! Have
you been pretending to have the flu all this time at college?

Quoted message said:

No I been wearing swim trunks all this time. And I want something that
has low drag. But does not show off to munch.

"Jamie Mello" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

No I been wearing swim trunks all this time. And I want something that
has low drag. But does not show off to munch.

Good luck.

The ultimate suit for reducing drag is the techincal suits by the major
manufacturers. ie speedo fastskin

You can get a jammer, which stitll shows off enough. anything to reduce drag
will be tight, and anything that is tight will show off.

Suck it up butter cup, and wear one of those suits you have,

Micheal

Jamie Mello said:

No I been wearing swim trunks all this time. And I want something that
has low drag. But does not show off to munch.

You won't notice much difference in your times, maybe none at all, so if
you really are as childish as you make yourself out to be, stick with
your trunks.