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

[Hotbunz1969]

Came across this board today and have enjoyed reading a good few of the threads.

This one is right on the money for me! I'm an English guy and an avid swimmer, I swam for my county till the age of 19 and although I no longer compete or teach I still very much enjoy swimming.
As a competitive swimmer, and ever since, I have ALWAYS worn trunk style suits to any pool I have visited. Board shorts or short shorts are not in my wardrobe when it comes to swim wear.

I have a few different trunk style suits depending on the pool I am visiting and the clientele in it. None of them have sides wider than 5cm (2 inch) In pools I don't know I will always take a look at who is in the pool and what people are wearing before I choose my suit. Conservative situations call for a black wide side, less conservative or my local pool, I'll go for black, blue or red narrower side, and if I'm in a situation where the pool is really quiet or I have it to myself, say perhaps at a hotel or spa, it's white narrow side with no rear lining.
I have one white very narrow totally unlined suit which I wear with a white thong on underneath so you can see it, for these situations as well if the opportunity arises.
At Hyde Park lido I never wear more than a thong and if others around me are also wearing them I wear some pretty small ones, well TINY actually.

Guess what you wear and how brief it is comes down to the pool you are at and who is in it!

Cheers Paul