Certainly is NOT a swimsuit, nor a tiny speedo. This is where the term "swimsuit" and "speedo" and "racing briefs" need to be kept apart from the "banana hammock" and "poser" and "thong" and what not.
The former would qualify and be Mom approved for her teen son on the swim team, and be Dad approved for his daughter's male team mates on that team.
The latter is for showing off at the beach, nothing wrong with that, but critics will confuse the two and cause the totally innocent, proper use of briefs by the swimmers to become uncool or unacceptable or perverted or gay.
In recruiting swimmers for the high school team a few years ago one kid asked "well do we have to wear speedos?" And the answer was, "no, but you GET to wear one if you want!"
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