IU Purdue Swimming and Diving Meet

[Swimmboy]

Yes, the infamous 'towel dance'. I swim at a pool that has hosted many top-level meets of high school and college swimmers - and the majority of them change under a towel in the locker room! Now, part of that may be because lots of male swimmers used to change on the pool deck - they'd wrap a towel around the waist, reach under it and pull down their swimsuit, pull on some boxers (usually) or briefs, then remove the towel and pull shorts or pants on. US Swimming banned deck changing maybe a year or two ago at big meets, though college teams may still allow it? So maybe the guys just got accustomed to doing the 'towel dance', but once you are inside a locker room, why not just strip down, dry off, and pull on your underwear and clothes? I am sure shyness is still a major factor. A few years ago, I was swimming at a college outdoor pool when I spied a guy from the college team swimming in a nearby lane - in his team Speedo! BUT, at the conclusion of his swim, he stopped at the end of his lane and grabbed something I hadn't noticed - some board shorts he had left on the deck! He pulled those on while still in the water, then, once properly covered, he hopped out of the pool! I was stunned - a varsity college swimmer who swims in a brief Speedo was embarrassed to be seen at his college outdoor pool in the same Speedo that has his school's name across the butt? Everyone would have seen the team logo and thought, "Oh, cool, he's on the college team here so he's wearing his team Speedo," but he was too shy to be seen in it except in the indoor competition pool???

[Dooley67]

Since I started swimming at the Y, I've noticed that guys who are in their 30's through 60's walk to and from the shower and then in the locker area naked just holding their towel. There isn't the towel dance that Swimmboy described among this age group. But younger guys are the ones who do the towel dance so maybe it's related to age and the incomplete development of self confidence among late adolescents and younger adults. Maybe the modesty of these guys is a reflection of their unsure sense of their body image, a big issue for all adolescents.

Specifically in the example given by Swimmboy, maybe that young man was out of his comfort zone. It's comfortable to be wearing his brief suit along with his teammates at the indoor pool during practices and meets, but at the outdoor pool by himself, he was no longer in his comfort zone. Just a hypothesis.

[California Dolphin]

I've Googled the phrase "College Swim Teams 2014" and there are a lot of recent photos of guys in speedos.

For example:
http://thekenyonthrill.com/2014/03/2...made-buzzfeed/

[shaulis]

I haven't seen the towel dance at the pool I swim at since I joined. There must have been a problem at one time because now there is a sign advising to change in locker area only.

[Bede735]

Conversely, I find it really strange how some guys have worn board shorts to swim in, but then shower and walk around the changing room (men's of course) naked.

Would that mean if there was such a thing as a male only swimming session, they would wear briefs?

[miloandtock1]

Today got treated to a nice treat at the aquatic center at Purdue - the men's team had a self-imposed practice starting right after the pool opened to the public. They ended up using the lanes in the diving well though, however they were all coming out in ones and twos from the locker room into the pool area in their speedos. Most guys wore a standard black speedo (not the team speedo with the Purdue P on it), two wore the shades of pink breast cancer speedo and two others had multi colored suits on.
My gaydar went off several times, not because of the speedos...some of these guys...are definitely family..take a look at some of the handsomeness that pervades Boilermaker swimming and diving.
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/...sterRoster.pdf

[NakedBudd]

These Purdue guys would definitely look better in a full-body shot wearing their Speedos!

[miloandtock1]

Lucky me again.
I thought the swim teams were out of town this weekend at meets, but apparently the men's team must have driven back last night from Minnesota. But I guess one of the guys decided to have a personal workout for some reason or another. Sunday's are normally relatively quiet in the aquatic center when it opens at 12:30, and today was no exception, but after two laps suddenly I had a neighbor in the adjacent lane - young man wearing a speedo 2" brief. Well it had the P for Purdue logo on it, and he was swimming super fast and obviously a serious competitive swimmer, amazing dolphin kicks, he was getting from one side to the other entirely underwater with his dolphin swimming. He had a real nice bulge (he adjusted himself a couple times), and when he got out to get a board and flippers, man...that was a nice sight! Anyhoo, I just asked him if he was on the team and he said yes and I wished him good luck and success etc etc.
He was definitely on the team - with the logo on the suit, plus he went into the team lockerroom.
I ended up walking out of the center with him too and made casual talk.
It appears I was talking to Manuel Gutierrez...I didn't realize how short he was till we were both on our way out. Once outside he started running/jogging (he was wearing jogging shorts etc). Nice looking kid. Amazing swimmers build, and that bulge and backside....mmmmmmmmmm.

[miloandtock1]

Lucky me again today! More moments of Manuel Gutierrez in the pool and walking around on deck. Hot damn!

[miloandtock1]

So very lucky again.
Men's swim team practice ran over when the pool opened to public today at 11...oh man, 25 or so handsome hunky guys all in their black speedos...I almost got dizzy!
At one point they were all standing around at poolside...its amazing that the same exact speedo brief (i'm guessing its a 2-3 inch side) has such a different appearance and appears more full or skimpier depending on the body build of the young man, some on the team are truly lanky sinewy ectomorphs and some are more mesomorphs a little fuller brawny build.
But all so nice.
:-)