Difference between beach and pool

[Bede735]

Originally Posted by SwimTeamSpeedo

I will go as narrow as 1.5 inches at the beach. Now here is the weird hang up with me, I would never wear a narrow side suit such as an Ausssiebum for my swim workouts. I stay with more traditional cuts in the pool,...

According to Wiki, the most common racing suit styles are 1.5 inch to 3 inch panelled briefs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swim_briefs

So you may go for a 3 inch one for modesty, but the chances are that it will still be much briefer than what every other man is wearing. So in that case there's nothing to be lost in wearing a 2 or a 1.5 inch one.

Again, using women as an example, have you noticed how their t-shirts are invariably designed with shorter sleeves than men? Yet they will still wear sleeveless tops with narrow straps, because the convention of wearing briefer clothing has been established.