What's the briefest you can wear in British pools?

[Bede735]

I've ordered a black suit so no problems with see-through.

This may shed some light:

http://www.rondjenoordereiland.nl/uk...rijd/sgear.htm

It's a river race in the Netherlands, which has the following regulations on gear:

'Men may only wear swim briefs which are not smaller then 4 cm / 1.5 inch or taller then 8 cm / 3 inch (as measured by the height of the suit's side panel).

Women can choose between an one or two piece swimsuit. Like the men the women may also not wear a swimsuits with covers their shoulders or legs.'

So this is maybe a European standard? Presumably anything less than 1.5 inches would be too 'kinky'.

The women's two piece can have bikini bottoms with string sides, so the double standards apply.