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![]() Has anyone noticed the decline in shops selling speedos and swim briefs? Years back you would be spoilt for choice of stores to buy them but even a lot of sports stores dont sell them. Theres barely a few shops now i can pick up a pair
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![]() but there has been a huge increase in on line outlets. Some guys would find buying a garment as skimpy as a Speedo to be a bit embarrassing to purchase. The idea of making the purchase on line solves the problem.
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![]() I assume your commenting on their reduced popularity rather than availability.
I think in the Anglosphere (mainly North America, Britain and Australia) wearing a brief in public has been slowly evolving into an exclusively female activity since the turn of the century. |
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![]() I've actually noticed that speedos are becoming more popular than jammers for boys high school swim teams.
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Interestingly, 1980s vintage short shorts are still the norm for cross country running. ![]() |
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![]() One of the pools I go to also has high school swimmers and this year they are more into briefs than jammers I would say. Especially the older boys in the 14+ category where they are pretty much 100% briefs now and last year it was closer to 50/50.
Briefs are cheaper and much more comfortable. Not scientific by any means but that is what I noticed. Anyway I am happy they are doing sports. The other pool I go to is more of the jammer type. |
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![]() I remember reading last year about a declining rate of young people getting into competitive swimming. (Article referred to the United States but I suspect a similar trend, at least in what was referred to above as the anglosphere.
The article was non-scientific but the writer theorized that it was due to issues with body-consciousness. The writer discussed alot of ways the body issues young women face make them disinclined to wear a swimsuit. Didnt go into depth with young men; is a funny omission given that I expect the average young man is more nervous about wearing a speedo than a woman would be wearing a one-piece suit. |
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Some teams the guys wear tights for cross country as well. |
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![]() Unfortunately, true.
Go into a big box sporting goods store and consider yourself lucky if they sell any briefs. If they do, you get a choice of navy blue or black. Contrast that with the 1980s, when Speedo had stores in most major shopping malls. You could easily max out a credit card without making a dent in their inventory. Speedos need to fit perfectly, so online shopping isn’t a viable alternative to hitting a local store. Fortunately my city has a wonderful swim shop with a good selection. |
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Ever tried running in longer shorts? Friction from chafing can be a major concern, so runners never adopted the long shorts popularized by basketball players. The only long shorts runners like are the jammer-length spandex ones or - in cold weather - full length tights. |
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