What Does Your Swim Team Wear?

[Coach]

We had our annual "try-on" event to order new suits for the swim team members. Since I started coaching the team, we've only ordered briefs. Students are required to have one team suit for competitions. Practice suits are optional.

[Minimalist75]

Originally Posted by Coach

We had our annual "try-on" event to order new suits for the swim team members. Since I started coaching the team, we've only ordered briefs. Students are required to have one team suit for competitions. Practice suits are optional.

I assume you mean that the type of suit is optional.
At one time wearing a suit at practice was optional in all male settings, but I didn't think that option still existed.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by Minimalist75

I assume you mean that the type of suit is optional.
At one time wearing a suit at practice was optional in all male settings, but I didn't think that option still existed.

We are swimsuit optional at practice. The first year I coached it was rare, but the option has grown in popularity. Only 15% of the students ordered practice suits this year. Some will wear suits they already own, but the number is always getting smaller. We only allow briefs for practice as well.

[speedobilly]

I work at a major swimming pool which hosts numerous national events in the UK. Most "squadies" wear briefs for training, and warm ups / cool downs. Most wear jammers for the actual competition events. The range of brands, styles and colours I see regularly is quite remarkable - especially the really colourful designs.

[SwimTeamSpeedo]

I bet those jammers you see at competitions are actually technical suits. They look like jammers, but are much more efficient in the water. They are made from special material and the stitching makes sure the cling tight to the body. They also cost a bunch more money.

I am a coach at a small rural team. We actually let our guys practice in whatever they want. It gets more guys to participate. We require team briefs for the meets. I have found that after the first week, the guys wearing shorts have all switched to the brief cuts. We use past years suits for practice briefs, or they wear their own. Our high school age A group gets to wear tech suits at meets.

Our practices are coed, except for Wednesday and Saturday when we go gender specific.

[shaulis]

I agree with SwimTeamSpeedo when we think we see jammers at competitions they are actually technical suits especially at college competitions. The team that I swim on it's all briefs.

[Minimalist75]

Originally Posted by Coach

We are swimsuit optional at practice. The first year I coached it was rare, but the option has grown in popularity. Only 15% of the students ordered practice suits this year. Some will wear suits they already own, but the number is always getting smaller. We only allow briefs for practice as well.

What kind of team is this, school, college, health club, swin club etc.? I thought practicing nude was not done any more.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by Minimalist75

What kind of team is this, school, college, health club, swin club etc.? I thought practicing nude was not done any more.

I coach at a private high school.