speedos in a public pool

[Tiffany in heels]

Hello, this post is not about me going en femme but it felt like it. So i went to the gym and they have a public outdoor pool. Its in an area that is no where near my home and i would never run into anyone that i know. I noticed there was one guy in a tight speedo and have always wanted to be brave enough to wear one.

So the other day i bought a bright red speedo brief. It felt exhilarating in the same way as when i buy some panties. Except this time i didn't feel uncomfortable as i was buying a male product. I went to the gym at night (heated pool) put on my speedo in the locker room and went out to the pool. I could feel all eyes on me. It felt like i was walking around in panties. I was definitely nervous and I'm sure it showed on my face. I slipped in the pool and really enjoyed swimming in a tight little speedo.

has anyone tried this before? did it feel the same as going out en femme?

[Krea]

Hi Tiffany,
I used to go to the pool and wear small speedo briefs as they feel much nicer than shorts.
Yes, i felt a bit self-consious, but that's because they show-off almost your entire body & if you're not of the macho physique, it shows. (I have arms & legs like knotted string )
It didn't feel the same as wearing something feminine tho.
Strangely, i woz far more apprehensive the first time i went outside under-dressed, even tho nobody else knew what i woz wearing....

[Sami Brown]

My wife bought me a pair. I feel self conscious, but she loves it! I don't think it feels feminine to me.

[Leslie Mary S]

Never done it. I have a figure like a pear and they would ride down and look like a 'G' String on a whale.

[Sami Brown]

That made me laugh!

I have a belly that is larger than most would find acceptable for speedos, but I found them to be tight and low enough to hug that area of my body. But maybe I have the g-string problem and don't know about it. Maybe that is why my wife likes to see me wearing them?

[alwayshave]

I swim daily and usually have the pool to myself, but I wear a speedo jammer, not the bikini bottom.

[docrobbysherry]

When I traveled around Europe in my younger days, the men all wore "bun huggers". They weren't called speedos yet. So, we wore them, too. I found that I felt out of place wearing any trunks on nude beaches or wearing my SoCal surf trunks when the men all wore bun huggers.

That was way before I began dressing. But, I don't think u can compare wearing a speedo to wearing a bikini for this reason: U have to tuck in a bikini or your package will be hanging out!

If showing your package blows your hair back? Cool! But, it's never done anything for me----

[Lacy PJs]

I recently bought a couple of suits that are MUCH shorter than the below-the-knee style common today. I am glad to see this trend reversing. There was a time when guys wore trunks that were... maybe 3-4 inch inseams; I'd like to go back to that.

As to the Speedo, one of the reasons why I think they are frowned upon today is that, right or wrong, they are seen as identifying the wearer as a part of the gay comm8unity. I don't know where that came from but I've heard it from a lot of different places.

Finally, as to brief swim suits, I bought a pair of bottoms from Woman Within a few years ago. I've yet to wear them much in public but they fit much like a traditional pair of men's underwear so they don't show nearly as much as the Speedo racing style suits.

Lacy PJs

[Lisa Roberts]

I bought a navy blue bikini bottom on sale years ago. It looks exactly like a mans Speedo. I've worn it to the beach in several occasions and I sunbathe in the yard. My wife has no idea that it's a girls bikini. It is a rush walking around in a bikini. My wife's friend has commented...she knows!!
Lace and Smiles
Lisa

[CarlaWestin]

Whenever I travel, it's always a bonus if the hotel has a pool.

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[Rosemary+]

I swim every day. In the ocean for a couple of KM's always wear speedos I even surf in them.
Never thought of them as a bikini substitute.
A lot more comfortable than board shorts

[Pat]

Sounds more like exhibitionism than crossdressing, really.

[deebra]

We are use to seeing women in bikini bottom swim suits, why can't we get use to men in them. Women have two areas to cover in swimwear and they cover them very skimpy and sugestively, men have only one but their swim suits go from below the knees to above the waist. Is this crazy or just sexist??? Why can't men wear skimpy and sexy too with out the public freaking out???

We (CDers) know the public is screwed up with their double standard (women can wear anything, men NEVER).

[Pumped]

We are use to seeing women in bikini bottom swim suits, why can't we get use to men in them. Women have two areas to cover in swimwear and they cover them very skimpy and sugestively, men have only one but their swim suits go from below the knees to above the waist. Is this crazy or just sexist??? Why can't men wear skimpy and sexy too with out the public freaking out???

No kidding!

I can not stand the "normal" swimwear fashion for men right now. I have worn Speedos in my younger, more fit days, I still have a couple but have not warn them in public for years. I wear a "square cut" trunk now, think tight, lycra, short shorts.

[atxpantyboy]

I pretty much only wear women's bikini bottoms (mostly VS or Prana brand) or some Harajuku custom made men's bottoms in very feminine prints and colors, a feminine pareo for a coverup, some shimmering body lotion, lip gloss, and usually have a VS beach towel, all in otherwise 'male mode'. I frequent Barton Springs and this is my standard attire for there and other local pools, usually with a girl friend or two. I have several girl friends who love it when I glam it up in male mode.

[Rachelakld]

I tried shorts once - never again, like swimming with a large bucket around your waist, but love my speedos and can't remember any years without a pair or 2.
Now I prefer womens one piece swim suits

[OCCarly]

From the time I was 19 until the fall of 2014 wearing men's speedos or bikinis when swimming and having a bikini tan line was a coping behavior for me. Then I got squamous cell skin cancer, was told to stay out of the sun and had to reevaluate.

Losing my speedo time hit me like the death of a friend, and that was a large part of the basis for realizing that I am transgender. Since then I wear sunscreen, stay out of the sun, but when I do swim I wear women's bikinis only -- especially since starting hormones last year.

[Lisa Roberts]

Carla, I think it's pretty.

Pat, don't be an fuddy duddy! A girls got to swim when a girl can swim!
Lace and Smiles
Lisa

[Heidi Stevens]

Hi Tiffany, I wore speedos for over 6 years. Now before everyone goes "ew!", it was for a reason, not for vanity.. I was a competitive swimmer from age 12 to age 18 and the Speedo was cutting edge technology at the time. This is the time of Mark Spitz, 1968 to 1974. I've included a picture of Mark to show that the Olympic Speedo was not super small as the Speedo got later. I even had an exact copy of Mark's '72 suit shown in the photo.

This thread has also brought up a memory that always makes me chuckle. Swimmers usually would get wet before climbing on the blocks for the start. Here is where a sadistic starter could have fun. These are teenage boys and there are teenage girls waiting for their turn to swim. The Speedo did not cover "male bulge". A starter has all competitors stand straight up on the blocks before calling "take your marks". It was always the guy or two that would reluctantly stand up that had visible excitement. And even though the ladies were wearing Speedo tanks, there were always a few that made them and their suits look quite appealing. Even I was guilty a few times of showing a "center board" on the blocks.

Today's competitive suits are high tech marvels and hide bulges better because they are so compressive. So if you see a guy in a Speedo today, it's for vanity reasons only. When I get a chance, I wear the suit on the right now.
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[StephanieM]

I have a bikini bottom that I wore once while in an indoor pool at a hotel. It was only me and the wife there.

[ChristinaK]

Funny. In Europe, you still find it pretty common to wear speeds or bikini type.

Up until probably the early 90's, that's what most American men wore. In fact, the swimming suits they gave out at our high school would be considered Speedo type today.

Look at the shiny nylon short shorts basketball players used to wear. They would be considered totally feminine today.

[Jennifer in CO]

When I was an early teen, I wore my sisters "hand-me-down" bikini bottoms for swimming. Looked just like speedos of the day. As I got to mid-teens, my Mom started buying me my own speedos...which I'd find out much later weren't' (when I found the bikini tops to my "speedos" in her closet).

[Danielle t]

I think the reason why men do not wear Speedo's is because they're insecure on how big their junk is they're afraid that someone's going to say they have a itsy bitsy teeny-weeny lol

[Laurana]

I don't wear speedos but I do wear either bikini bottoms or Brazilian cut thong bikinis every day at the pool I go to. There's one old man who wears a speedo though.

[Tiffany in heels]

I have a bikini bottom and wore it once but the speedo i bought is actually skimpier than the women bikini lol. its bright red and only one inch on the side. its also Nike brand so not actually a speedo. I'm going to search for a pink bikini bottom. loving this outlet so far.