I wear padded Lycra cycle shorts for cycling, they are more comfortable than baggy padded cycling shorts and on a long ride I want the padding.
My nephew is in a rowing club and wears rowing shorts, similar to my cycling shorts. He sits on a sliding seat as he pulls the boat along with his team.
In triathlons I wore a tri-suit, vest and cycle shorts one piece with light seat padding, for the outdoor triathlon I wore a wetsuit over it and for the indoor swim triathlon I wore speedos and slipped the tri-suit over the as I left the water. The tri-suit was ok both for cycling and running.
When I ran cross country, track and road I much preferred short slit sided running shorts to Lycra running shorts, I enjoyed the feeling of free movement, the Lycra shorts just felt wrong over longer distances.
I bought a pair of Lycra jammers and wore them once in a pool, I hated the feeling having worn speedos for the first part of the session. I found that these jammers were ok to wear around the campsite and on the beach walking to my preferred spot where I stripped down to a bikini.
I suppose that jammers made from the special fabrics that are more hydrodynamic than skin may allow you to go faster, but that seem like cheating.
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