Advantages of a speedo: more comfortable, a lot less drag, you can wear em under a wetsuit which makes changing in a public place simply no problem at all, 1000% superior for body surfing or swimming or diving. I have surfed in speedos and its even better than nude surfing because you do not get wax jammed into certain body areas.
I look at photos from the family photo album, all the guys in the 1950's were wearing brief swimsuits-not quite as brief as speedos but close. Macho guys. No problem with it at all, no embarrassment, it doesn't even register. I think its sad when guys shy away from sports like water polo or swimming because they are so hung up against speedos. But still, at lifeguard tryouts every spring, all the guys are in speedos, they know you get much better time in a speedo than draggy board shorts.
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