Just about to head off to the pool for a Friday morning swim and thought I’d show you guys what speedos I’ve been wearing lately.
I’m a huge fan of the ADIDAS 3-stripe speedos and a few months ago someone emailed me telling me where to find some with red and blue on the hips and I immediately bought 2 pairs of them. Turns out they aren’t lycra and the sides are a bit thicker than my previous 3-stripe speedos which is a bit of a shame.
On the positive side though, they are made of a heavier material and are super durable. This has turned out great and I’ve been wearing them a bunch and pretty much every day I’m at the pool.
So if you are in Breck keep an eye out for me and maybe a wind down back at Kip’s place in his hottub could be in order.
This should be enough motivation to keep me swimming…..
Expedia (the travel website) did a beach survey back in July and speedos were discussed in detail.
Here are some results that I thought were interesting:
- Only 7% of Aussie’s said they are ‘Speedo Lovers’ but 72% said speedos are acceptable beach attire!!!
- Nor surprisingly, only 50% of American’s said that speedos were acceptable beach wear.
- The lowest in the survey was Japan where only 29% said speedos were acceptable – kind of odd since in Onsens you aren’t allowed to wear anything.
Top 5 Countries where speedos were acceptable to wear on the beach:
- France – 91%
- Italy – 87%
- Brazi- 86%
- Sweden – 83%
- Australia – 72%
My take from this survey, I’m surprised how many Aussie’s thought it acceptable beachwear. My main group of mates on the Central Coast are all between 20yo and 30yo and we hang out on the beach and play cricket and I can’t imagine any of them wearing a speedo when just hanging out. At the pool or going for an early morning swim would be fine but I don’t think they are that speedo tolerant just yet.
Last time I was a member at the Gosford pool a majority of guys wore speedos where here in Colorado and even in San Francisco where I was a member of a pool, I’m in the minority when I’m wearing speedos.
Maybe with the soccer World Cup and the Olympics down in Brazil, their love for speedos will spread north into America.
This is a tiny speedo, no way I could wear this at the pool or the beach.
Could any of you guys wear it?
I think the speedo solar, which has 1″ sides, is smallest I can wear. I have a black speedo solar in storage somewhere (probably Australia) that I have worn when swimming laps in the pool but I think this little number would be a little too small for my confidence.
Look closely in the last photo, seems like this guy is wearing these tiny speedos in public.
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