Is it OK to post Pictures of Professional Women Athletes Competing ?

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Well if you did this kind of thing you will know two reasons why...upper body conserves a lot more heat and many don't like board burn.

You actually get pretty bad rashes from the wetsuits as well. I usually just paddle out in my rash guard.
 
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I vote for babe thread too.

I never understood the concept of fully covering your upper body and staying nak3d downstairs...
She's wearing contest jerseys in both photos. Typically pro surfers, both M & F, will wear them during a heat and remove them asap once the heat is over to avoid a farmer's tan. They do function as rash guards as well but anyone who surfs as much as pros do usually doesn't need one in the first place.
 

preslove

Lifer
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What about pro surfer girls swimming?

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JulesMaximus

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She's wearing contest jerseys in both photos. Typically pro surfers, both M & F, will wear them during a heat and remove them asap once the heat is over to avoid a farmer's tan. They do function as rash guards as well but anyone who surfs as much as pros do usually doesn't need one in the first place.

Bullshit.
 

wwswimming

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I used to wear a rash guard under my wetsuit.

when i first got a wetsuit, i didn't wear a rash-guard.

i ended up with a large purple bruise around my neck. it looked like i had tried to hang myself, unsuccessfully, several times, then gave up and came to work.

then the bruise scabbed over. it was one of those time in life when one dresses like Steve Jobs & wears turtlenecks.

one of my co-workers clued me in, that man-kind invented this thing called a rash-guard.

within a few months, i was wearing the rash-guard to work, with sandals, in a highly corporate environment. my co-workers got a kick out of that.
 
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Bullshit.
It's not bullshit at all. While I was no pro, for a while I was surfing anywhere from 2 to 6 days out of every week, waves permitting, and had no need for a rash guard. A couple of my surfing buddies were former pros and never wore rash guards either. I never had a need for a rash guard until I hurt my back and cut back on surfing. Once I couldn't go as frequently a 3 or 4 hour session would chafe the hell out of me without one.
 

preslove

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She's not surfing in that pic dill weed. She's modeling. :rolleyes:

Yeah right, "modeling"

Next thing you'll say, this girl is "modeling," too:

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Is this one "modeling?"

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What about this girl?

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Girls who are surfing without rashguards is what I see :colbert: