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#1
11-22-2012, 07:43 AM
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I wouldn't call any of the guys ugly.( a couple actually look good in speedos) There is one though, the guy in the yellow g-string that is cinched in around his waist. That, to me, looks totally creepy! (not to mention painful!)I would, however, say that they are in need of either serious diet, exercise and/or a professional wardrobe consultant. It is unfortunate that when we look in the mirror we see what we want to see, or how we wish we looked. I know whenever I go shopping for speedos I always ask a friend to check me out wearing the suits and take a pic or two to see if they look as good as I think I do. (never ask the salesman, he may be on commission) Besides, shopping speedos with friends is more fun than doing it alone. My good friends will tell me -- "Dude! Not those speedos. You're not a model. Either get back in better shape or a different suit"
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#2
11-22-2012, 12:21 PM
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interesting the change
Watching the vidoe from 1972 (See Byron post above), it is interesting to see how much more brief the traditional Speedo suit has become. In the early 90's, (late 80's) the suits got real brief with the paper suit era. After that, male competitive swim attire made a big shift the other way. Funny that when Jammers and the more technical swim suits came along, the briefs appear to have not moved back toward the wider side seams.
On a side note, it is cool that more and more younger swimming guys are moving back to briefs( in my observation), at least for practice.
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#3
11-22-2012, 03:16 PM
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Just because a picture shows up in an internet search for 'mark spitz speedos' doesn't mean it's Mark Spitz - in just the first four rows of pictures I saw one of Greg Louganis and one of Michael Phelps......
Gary Hall is the guy in a white USA tee-shirt - don't see a black 'tache' on him, though the video is rather poor.... About 'brief' suits reappearing - they never really left. Nearly every collegiate swimmer in the US practices daily in a brief Speedo (or other brand suit). During the regular season, most also compete in brief suits, saving the jammers for the big end-of-season meets where they strive for best times to try and qualify for the NCAA championships. I can't even count the number of college meets I have attended over the past 20 years as both a fan and a stroke/turn judge - and the brief suits are always the dominant suit until the final one or two meets.
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#4
11-22-2012, 11:24 PM
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response
post#17 + post#18 - quite agree
post#19 - stupidly missing the point again - I am quite aware of what Gary Hall looks like (father AND son if you wish to be pedantic) but is there any other swimmer, and particularly one with seven medals from 1972, with a black moustache?? If you want to believe the pic was photoshopped so be it. Btw, if you want to enjoy MS's sense of humor look up what he said to Russian swim coaches about the advantages of his lip covering.
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#7
11-24-2012, 09:58 PM
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fair point...
Disagreements are fine, in fact are healthy, but I also agree that using the phrase of "stupidly missing..." is over the top. Drop the "stupidly" and the statement makes the same point without the added insult (for which we all should have zero tolerance). In the grand scheme of things, whether it is Spitz of Hall is really not all that important to create this level of angst.
The last response post is just uncalled for and rude.
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