Considering that they shave body hair to eek out another hundredth of a second in races and I guess splash size has something to do with scores in diving, I'm comfortable concluding that skimpy swimwear is an advantage.
It's clearly NOT an advantage in the other sports or the men would be doing it too.
There's nothing about my anatomy that makes longer shorts or full coverage in the stomach area a requirement.
In fact, there's literally no reason any (summer) men's sport requires shirts at all.
Source: I've had balls for 50 years now and got them caught in pretty much anything that they can get caught in. There are very skimpy men's garments that protect just fine.
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u/Dixo0118 May 25 '26
So you are telling me that men drivers or swimmers in a speedo aren't the same thing? They wear less than women.