Swimming laps at the gym, ladies opinion only...

as someone who swims laps at my gym pool....do us a favor and don't.wear.speedos.

No. Never. Ever. Ever. On anyone. I don't care if you have an 8 pack. No. Never.

Board shorts all the way.

Board shorts are awful for swimming laps in, especially if you are trying to do breast stroke.

Plus I don't get the whole board short thing anyway. Why do Men's shorts have to be so damn long and baggy? I guess I grew up wearing shorts that were, well short. None of this down to your knee ugly nonsense.

I may be the minority with how I tend to view bodies, but a body is just a body. There's nothing particularly sexual, gross, weird, or disturbing about them if they're just going about normal things like swimming. There could be naked people at a pool and it wouldn't make a difference to me, because really, we all know what's under the swimsuits anyway. The parts don't disappear just because you cover them up.

Nice thought I say who cares. There to work out if I want to wear a bikini in all my 300lbs of fleshy glory then by God I will.

So I've read some women don't like men to wear speedos.

I've started wearing a speedo to swim laps at the gym. I don't have a six pack but I at least have 4, and some hints of V lines...

What do you think of men, at least in pretty good shape(not fat ones..) wearing speedos at the gym pool?

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Now your profile says you're female..?

Gotcha, because that confused me a bit. Never heard of gyms allowing topless women o.o

I wouldn't say I particularly like them (I don't, no matter how great your body is)

However, I'm neutral about them. I think they're appropriate for swimming and if you want to wear them, go ahead no matter what you look like. If you have a great body then that's more to admire but it's not the speedos that does it.

Santa says don't.

This pretty much sums up my feelings about men in speedos, unless they are swimming competitively.

& serious competitors will not swim in speedos, they swim in Jammers.

Here in Australia, the Speedo (or budgie smugglers, as we prefer to call them) is pretty much a national icon. Certainly to be worn when swimming laps......can you imagine trying to do something athletic in water with acres of fabric flapping around your legs? I really don't understand all the Speedo-hate out there. On any body shape, just wear what makes you feel comfortable and helps you achieve your goal. If you look good in them, thankyou, and if you don't....well, that's none of my business and good on you for getting out and exercising.
To Speedo, or not to Speedo? Certainly a first-world problem

^^^^^ this (except I'm not Australian, but in Britain they've been around for years too, and LOL @ budgie smuggler :drinker: I love those kinds of creative Aussie expressions)

If you think men shouldn't swim in speedo's, then you should have no problem with men saying you shouldn't be at the gym doing pilates or yoga in anything but full sweats. Board Shorts? That would add about 10 seconds to my 100m time! I would get about 75% of the workout in the same amount of time. If it makes you feel uncomfortable, go to one of those "ladies only" gyms. We're not allowed to have men's only clubs anymore because it's just not politically correct to exclude women from anything. You try doing your swimming workouts in board shorts.

I may not wear a speedo but I wouldn't wear those stupid looking board shorts (pants) either.

whatever makes you swim faster. I'm a lifeguard and would much rather look at your 4-pack in a speedo than someone not as built in the same garment.

I honestly could not possibly care less what you wear while you swim your laps. If speedos are comfortable for you, wear them! I don't understand people who are automatically grossed out just by what someone is wearing, but especially when it comes to what someone wears WHILE EXERCISING.

If you're swimming laps at the pool and you prefer a speedo for that then you should wear one whatever shape you're in.