when speedos were worn in Swimming competitions at the olympics

[thisweirdthing1985]

what about this one?:

http://blog.sunshine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/10.jpg

[thisweirdthing1985]

miss those times

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrRWK7WkXsE

[Dooley67]

I miss the days when Olympic swimmers wore swim briefs not only because the guys were nice to look at. For me, guys wearing speedos defined Olympic swimming. Once the high tech suits came in, it felt like the men's swimming was sort of hijacked and it just didn't seem the same.

D67

[Swimmboy]

I agree with you, Dooley67 - the brief swimsuits were the sign of a 'real' swimmer. I took a swim class in college - and needed a suit. I went to a local sporting goods store and bought a navy blue Speedo - my very first brief suit. When I went to pay for it, I wasn't thinking about looking 'hot' or 'sexy' or even 'gay' in the suit - I was worried that I didn't deserve to wear a 'real' swimsuit since I wasn't a real swimmer (I was taking an introductory class)!

[SwimTeamSpeedo]

It is interesting that blue seems to be the most common color for first swim briefs. Mine was a blue brief way back in the day.

[Dooley67]

My second suit was a vertical blue striped Speedo brand nylon suit - that would be around 1968. It was low cut and had 2" sides, pretty unusual for that time I think.

D67

[Dooley67]

Originally Posted by thisweirdthing1985

what about this one?:

http://blog.sunshine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/10.jpg

He's a Mark Spitz look alike and not a particularly good one. But, in his own right, he looks pretty good.

D67