I think water polo players are pretty much like swimmers - they have no problem wearing skimpy, tight Speedos, Turbos, etc. in the pool for competition, but would feel a bit 'out of place' wearing those suits to a beach or pool - sadly. Several years ago I was swimming in a university's outdoor recreation pool and saw a guy from the varsity swim team doing laps two lanes over from me - and wearing his brief team Speedo. But when he stopped to get out, he had a pair of shorts on the deck at the end of his lane - and he pulled them on while still in the water, then hopped up onto the deck. Maybe embarrassed to walk on deck in his little Speedo? This surprised me - the school name was printed on his suit, so everyone would have thought, "Oh, that guy is on our school swim team!" But he covered himself in the shorts. Too bad.
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