ktgrok Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Am I the only one with a son that won't consider it just because of the suits required? He's way to modest to ever wear a speedo. Just won't happen. I think he'd be pretty good too, but oh well. Wondering if he's the only one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frugalmama Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 We wouldn't consider it either because of the suits - they are not modest enough for us. I do want dd to learn to swim though. I never learned and wish I had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 (edited) Our boys' suits are speedo and go to the boys' knees -- they wear them only for meets. they wear their own suits for practice. if you are talking about those teeny weeny boys' suits, I understand. ds11 wouldn't want to wear one of them. Edited June 1, 2012 by MariannNOVA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Swim club boys wear jammers in our league...high school though is speedo plus shave. There are boys that aren't interested in going varsity due to the shaving... My boys would be completely grossed out! Dh was on the swim team through middle school and freshman year of high school. When they wanted to bump him up to varsity and it included speedo and shave, he said no thanks. He didn't like it enough to be THAT dedicated! Of course, we've never even had to consider it. There are no swim teams in a three county radius of us. Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorMom Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 My sons were required to wear speedos during practice at 2nd and 3rd grade level - but they could be the longer ones. That said - the requirement was one of the reasons both ended up quitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoVanGogh Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Am I the only one with a son that won't consider it just because of the suits required?Same here.Our teams wear jammers, but they are way, way too tight and show too much for DS. (He is more modest than his parents.) I tried last year to get him to try it, as he would probably be good at it, but he doesn't care for anything that clingy. DS takes tennis lessons next to the natatorium and we often see swim groups outside warming up - boys always have on jammers or speedos. I have never seen any boys wearing regular trunks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justasque Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 We've done swim team. Many of the kids, boys and girls, wear board shorts right up until they enter the water, and put them back on immediately when they get out. As always, before giving up an activity or forgoing it entirely, why not speak to the coaches to see if allowances can be made? Swimming is excellent exercise, and can be done for a lifetime. Many more modest options are out there, including wearing a drag suit over jammers (for boys), or wearing jammers over the regular suit (for girls). Find a team that's not uber-competitive; they'll be happy to have another swimmer join them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 our summer league has a team suit, but while most kids get it no one is required to purchase a team suit. A swimmer may were any appropriate swim attire in a meet so long as swim attire does not advertise another swim team or league. So, a boy can wear loose fitting swim shorts. I have seen some boys do this. Most who do do it for a season and then decide they like swim team and come back the next season wearing the typical competition team suit. ETA: Ask if the competition type suit is actually a requirement. Summer leagues are typically less stringent on rules like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 My whole live my dad wore a speedo. Sconce we had a backyard pool he worker that speedo all summer long with a housecoat. I'm sure he traumatized qu a few people. Youngest likes to wear a speedo, eldest did also till this year. They didn't like the feel of all the fabric of typical boy swimsuits. I know my boys would never skip out on swim team due to speedos. (instead it would be just because they don't like large group activities) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimtaxi234 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 My 12-year-old son would only wear jammers (knee length suits) until last month. Once he made the switch to a Speedo brief, by the end of the week six of his friends were wearing them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 My ds would not think of wearing a speedo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 My son will only wear jammers. We have 1 brave kid in my son's age group who wears speedos, the rest of the boys are in jammers. As the kids get older, they seem to lose their fear. I think that is connected with water polo. A lot of swimmers transition to being primarily water polo players in high school and water polo players only wear speedos (less suit for someone to grab onto and pull you back). Funny story on the shaving business. When I swam in high school, shaving wasn't required for the boys. When we had the big championship, one of my guy friends decided to shave for the first time. Well, the feeling of his shaved legs on the sheet was so odd to him, he couldn't fall asleep. He ended up awake most of the night and exhausted the day of the meet. No more shaving for him after that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amy g. Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 My son started swim team the month he turned 3. He just wanted to be like his big sister, and was too little the be bothered by the suit. He wears Jammers now, but most of the teenage boys wear speedos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimom Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Most of the boys on our team wear jammers with a drag suit on top for practice, jammers only for meets. Can't say I have studied the older boys close enough to know if they shave :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCMom Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Almost every boy here wears a drag suit until the race, drops it at the timers then puts it on again when they get out. I'm pretty sure the parents require them to do so, lol. When we lived up North, though, that was not the case. Yes, boys AND girls at the state level or above have to shave before big meets. Which for girls means you walk around with hairy legs most of the summer. ;) Georgia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherAtticus Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I was quite good but i quite because: 1. Shaving both Legs and Chest ----------------------------------- uhh.....NOOOOOOOOO! 2. Speedo ------------------------------------ Parents: NOOOOOOOOO! 3. Costs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 (edited) My son was pretty unhappy the first time he had to wear one of those suits. His team wears the tight suits that come down to a little above the knees. He quickly got over it once he realized no one was going to tease him about it and everyone else was wearing one as well. He was only 9, though, when he started. I don't know the age of your child, but I could see where it might be really rough on a preteen or teenager. Lisa Edited June 1, 2012 by LisaTheresa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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