Swimwear

Swim briefs, trunks, jammers, pools and open water. 13 articles.

Swimwear · 11 min read
The Best Swim Briefs You Can Actually Buy

Six swim briefs worth buying, from club chlorine proof kit to the Mediterranean beach pair, with the honest weakness of each and when cheap is correct.
Swimwear · 11 min read
What to Wear Under a Wetsuit

A wetsuit works by sealing a thin layer of water against you. That single fact decides what should be underneath it, and it rules out most of what people wear.
Swimwear · 11 min read
The Suit Ban of 2010: When Swimming Outlawed Its Own Records

The 2010 FINA ban on polyurethane swimsuits: what the suits actually did, why 43 records fell in eight days in Rome, and how the brief came back.
Swimwear · 3 min read
Poolside: What to Wear Around the Water in Europe

What to wear poolside in Europe: the shirt, shorts and shoes that turn a swim brief into an outfit, plus how France, Italy and Spain each read the rules.
Swimwear · 4 min read
The Club Print: Custom Swim Briefs and the Best Kit in Sport

Rowing clubs, rugby tours and charity swims agree: custom swim briefs are the best team kit in sport. How the club print works and how to order a set.
Swimwear · 3 min read
Chlorine, Salt and Sun: How to Make a Swim Brief Last

Chlorine eats swimwear and the poolside step does the rest. How to care for a swim brief, the six habits that matter, and the fabrics that fight back.
Swimwear · 3 min read
Brief, Jammer or Shorts: What to Actually Wear for Lap Swimming

Swim brief, jammer or board shorts for lap swimming: what each one does to your drag, your kick and your kit bag, and which of them belongs in a pool.
Swimwear · 3 min read
Speed On In Your Speedos: The Sydney Knitting Mill That Named the Swim Brief

How a 1914 Sydney mill named the swim brief in a staff competition, won eight golds at Melbourne and survived the suit ban that reset the record books.
Swimwear · 4 min read
Your First Speedo: The Complete Buying Guide

How to buy your first speedo: the three cuts, getting the fit right, which fabric survives chlorine, what colour to start in and where to wear it first.
Swimwear · 3 min read
The French Pool Rule: Where Swim Briefs Are the Law

French public pools ban loose swim shorts and require a slip de bain. Why the rule exists, what counts as legal, and how not to be turned away at the door.
Swimwear · 3 min read
The Sea Swimmer's Case for the Swim Brief

Best swimwear for cold water sea swimming: why the regulars at the Forty Foot all wear swim briefs, and how a two second change keeps you warm.
Swimwear · 3 min read
The Speedo Comeback Is Real (and We Have the Numbers)

Are speedos back in fashion? There is data now: brief sales up more than 200% in a year, the fashion houses moving, and the poll that set the baseline.
Swimwear · 3 min read
Break Out the Budgy Smugglers: The Aussie BBQ Guide to Swim Briefs

Australia made the budgy smuggler a national institution. The story behind the brand, and how to wear swim briefs at a BBQ without flinching or apologising.