Am I a d-wad for wearing a speedo to swim laps?

[preslove]

I love swimming as an exercise. Grew up in a swim team and like to swim an individual relay. The indoor pool at my work (it's a university) has open hours during the afternoon, and I can take an extended lunch break when I work through the evening, which happens about once a week.

Wearing the speedo really makes it easier. I go home, eat lunch, walk the dog, take a shower, put on the speedo, shorts and a t-shirt, ride my bike the 12 minutes to the pool, sign in, and just take everything but the speedo, put on the goggles and go. When I'm done, drying off is a lot quicker than with trunks, plus I can just put my running/workout shorts right afterwards.

I'm also thinking of wearing it to the indoor public lap swimming pool some nights. Both these pools are just for swimming laps. They aren't places where people just hang out at the pool.

So, does this make me a dick?

 

[SP33Demon]

No, it makes you a sexy beast that will invade the fantasy files of all women at the pool. Just go with it.

 

[JJChicken]

Nope, nobody would care.

 

[preslove]

No, it makes you a sexy beast that will invade the fantasy files of all women at the pool. Just go with it.

 

[BigToque]

I think this is one of those times when you gotta be honest with yourself. Are you athletic enough and a good enough swimmer that the speedo makes a difference?

If the answer is yes, go for it. If the answer is no, then you're just making yourself look foolish.

 

[Ns1]

I voted TTIWWP

#nohomo

 

[preslove]

I think this is one of those times when you gotta be honest with yourself. Are you athletic enough and a good enough swimmer that the speedo makes a difference?

If the answer is yes, go for it. If the answer is no, then you're just making yourself look foolish.

My regime is a relay of butterfly, backstroke, breast stroke until near the end of the deep side of the lane, then I dive down the 14' to the bottom and shoot up, then sprint back with freestyle. I did 800 yards of it, and not having the trunks did help.

 

[Perknose]

I think this is one of those times when you gotta be honest with yourself. Are you athletic enough and a good enough swimmer that the speedo makes a difference?

If the answer is yes, go for it. If the answer is no, then you're just making yourself look foolish.

He said he was a competitive swimmer, but whether or not he's athletic or a good enough swimmer has zero to do with this, it has no bearing.

OP wears a speedo for convenience. Additionally, a speedo provides less extraneous nuisance drag for every lap swimmer, and in fact helps a poorer swimmer more.

To the OP: Anyone who really cares in a negative sense that you wear a speedo is a douche.

In conclusion, I want everyone to sing SPEED-O with me to the tune of this classic song.

 

[GrumpyMan]

Reminds me of that commercial, "That bathing suit is for a younger person is it not?".

 

[WelshBloke]

Whats wrong with speedos?

 

[GrumpyMan]

Whats wrong with speedos?

Nothing, nothing at all....

 

[Slew Foot]

Speedos are fine if youre actually swimming. If youre just hanging around the pool, then youre a douche.

 

[pelov]

Are you European?

If yes, it's okay. If no, you're a douche.

 

[SearchMaster]

Are you European?

If yes, it's okay. If no, you're a douche.

Or French Canadian. They loves them some Speedos.

 

[WelshBloke]

Nothing, nothing at all....

Thats a big cross!

Don't go swimming with that, you'll go straight to the bottom.

Seriously though, do you guys actually check out other guys when you go swimming?

 

[RedRooster]

As long as you're not a samsquatch, its fine.

 

[HendrixFan]

Douchy thing, but in a good way.

 

[preslove]

Douchy thing, but in a good way.

 

[CPA]

Speedos are fine if youre actually swimming. If youre just hanging around the pool, then youre a douche.

/this

 

[Platypus]

pics of the thread tag pls :wub:

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

I wear tight ass bicycling shorts when I ride my bike. Do I look douchey? probably. But the padding and not getting the shorts snagged on anything is more important to me.

 

[foghorn67]

Like said above, the its the lounging around in speed is douchey,

 

[slightlyhuman]

Post a pic and we will let you know. I've never worn one but if you have the look flaunt that shit. Fat people do the same thing. Why can't the people in shape do it too?