Testing the Waters

[Byron]

......and also "articulate" at any other pool you might be attending - not that you have to justify yourself but a calm response to an ignorant remark may be appropriate.

[California Dolphin]

One alternative is to wear a "Square Cut" or "Trunks".

The latter are a water resistant version of short running shorts.

[Byron]

Yes if running shorts are cotton but as so few are nowadays the effect on the man-made fibres in water is just about the same.

Maybe there are some terminological misconceptions here ? - Post #1
says "..............trunks became very revealing when wet".
That to me indicates their undesirability - but we do not know the fabric
as purchased there of course.

[Drenalin]

Originally Posted by Byron

Yes if running shorts are cotton but as so few are nowadays the effect on the man-made fibres in water is just about the same.

Maybe there are some terminological misconceptions here ? - Post #1
says "..............trunks became very revealing when wet".
That to me indicates their undesirability - but we do not know the fabric
as purchased there of course.

Revealing may not have been the best word to describe them but they were white boardshorts without a liner and any support. Basically like wearing a pair of loose boxers. Naturally that was way too much freedom and, still having my naive conservative state of mind, thought it better to buy a pair of speedos to wear underneath. Only once did I slip on a pair did I realize what Id been missing. The more I wore them the more I liked em. The rest is history